. ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁State ▁Adv oc acy ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Can cer ▁Society , ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Anti - Def am ation ▁League ' s ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁and ▁Education ▁comm itte es , ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Inter fa ith ▁Council ▁on ▁Aff ord able ▁H ous ing . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Legisl ature ▁L atz ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate , ▁L atz ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁representing ▁District ▁ 4 4 B ▁( p rior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁legisl ative ▁red istrict ing , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁District ▁ 4 4 A ). ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Capital ▁In vest ment , ▁Civil ▁Law , ▁Education ▁Policy ▁and ▁Reform , ▁and ▁High er ▁Education ▁Fin ance ▁comm itte es . ▁His ▁father , ▁Robert ▁L atz , ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁representing ▁the ▁old ▁districts ▁ 3 5 ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁majority ▁wh ip