Raymond H. LaHood (/ l ə ˈ h ʊ d / lə-HOOD; born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under …

May 4, 2011 · When President-elect Barack Obama named Ray LaHood to his Cabinet shortly after the 2008 election, it was clear the former Republican congressman from Illinois had a …

Feb 13, 2013 · Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a forceful defense Tuesday of President Barack Obama’s investment in the country’s long-neglected passenger rail service, …

Nov 11, 2015 · WASHINGTON — When President Obama first won the White House, he recruited Ray LaHood, a Republican congressman, to join his cabinet. The appointment, Mr. …

In the House, LaHood served on the Appropriations Committee and the Transportation Committee. He was confirmed as secretary of transportation on January 22, 2009, and served …

Secretary LaHood said he would bring President-elect Obama’s priorities to the Department and see them effectively implemented with a commitment to fairness across regional and party …

Sep 14, 2009 · Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is in a rare position: He’s one of the few Cabinet members whom the White House may need more than he needs it. As the only …

Dec 21, 2015 · Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was the only Republican that President Obama appointed to his cabinet upon taking office in 2009. His new memoir …

WASHINGTON – This morning, Secretary Ray LaHood announced to the employees of the U.S. Department of Transportation that after serving for four years in President Obama’s Cabinet, …

In selecting former Republican Congressman Ray LaHood for Secretary of Transportation, Barack Obama fulfilled his promise to make his cabinet bipartisan. The centrist GOP lawmaker was …