Ray LaHood
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 |
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| Born | December 6, 1945 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Spoon River College Bradley University |
References
- "Ray LaHood career highlights". Peoria Journal Star. December 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
Other websites
Media 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)
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