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Summary

Secretary Ray H. LaHood

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Republican
First Appointed: 01/22/2009
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathy; 4 Children: Amy, Darin, Sam, Sara
Birth Date: 12/06/1945
Birth Place: Peoria, IL
Home City: Peoria, IL
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 1586 - Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes
Legislation (NA)

Aug. 10, 2010 - -Appropriates $10 billion for the Education Jobs Fund to be allocated to states for the retention, rehiring, or hiring of elementary and secondary education employees ...

H Amdt 773 - Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - -Exempts applicants for a permit to drill from the moratorium against drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf if the Secretary of the Interior determines that ...

HR 5982 - Tax Law Amendments
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - -Repeals Section 9006 of HR 3590 (the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"), a provision that requires corporations to report the amount of any payments ...

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Recent Public Statements

NHTSA Hosts Technical Workshop on Electric Vehicle Safety

May 18, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today hosted a technical workshop to discuss regulatory and safety considerations for electric vehicles. ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Participates in Ribbon Cutting for Dubuque Millwork District TIGER Project

May 18, 2012 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood celebrated the ribbon cutting on the $137 million Historic Millwork District multimodal improvement project, a keystone in a strategy to ...

DOT Provides Guidance on Advertising of "Free" Airfares

May 17, 2012 - Airlines and travel agents may not advertise an airfare as "free" if consumers are liable for the payment of fees to book the flight, the ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2006 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 40.8%
2005 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 54%
2005 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 46%
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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Contact Information

Department Webmail
http://ntl.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ntl.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php

Department Website
http://www.dot.gov/ost/

Department
United States Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, Southeast
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-4000
TTYD: 800-877-8339

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