Ray LaHood
16th United States Secretary of Transportation
Raymond H. "Ray" LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is an American politician. He served as United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. LaHood represented Illinois's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009.[1]
Ray LaHood | |
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16th United States Secretary of Transportation | |
In office January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | John Porcari |
Preceded by | Mary Peters |
Succeeded by | Anthony Foxx |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Robert Michel |
Succeeded by | Aaron Schock |
Personal details | |
Born | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | December 6, 1945
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Spoon River College Bradley University |
References
change- ↑ "Ray LaHood career highlights". Peoria Journal Star. December 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Ray LaHood at Wikimedia Commons
- Secretary Ray LaHood at the United States Department of Transportation
- Ray LaHood on the Daily Show, December 15, 2009
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with LaHood, September 2, 2007
- Profile Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
- Works by or about Ray LaHood in libraries (WorldCat catalog)