district deputy predecessor successor religion birth_place president children party article_title office birth_date term_start image state term_end name alma_mater
illinois 18 18th john porcari mary peters robert michel anthony foxx aaron schock maronite catholicism peoria , illinois , u.s. barack obama darin lahood republican ray lahood
 16th united states secretary of transportation 6 december 1945 january 23 , 2009 january 3 , 1995 ray lahood official dot portrait.jpg illinois july 2 , 2013 january 3 , 2009 ray lahood spoon river college bradley university
ray lahood

raymond h. `` ray '' lahood -lrb- born december 6 , 1945 -rrb- is an american politician who served as united states secretary of transportation from 2009 until 2013 .
a republican from illinois , lahood represented illinois 's 18th congressional district in the u.s. house of representatives from 1995 to 2009 .
