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] His son is congressman Darin LaHood.

Ray LaHood
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	(1945-12-06) December 6, 1945 (age 79) Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Spoon River College Bradley University