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Ray LaHood

Politician

Ray LaHood is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ray LaHood · Рей ЛаХуд · Рэй Лахуд · ריי להוד · راى لاهود · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	LaHood, Ray · Ray H. LaHood · Raymond H. "Ray" LaHood · Raymond H. LaHood · Raymond L LaHood · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	LaHood · レイモンド・H・ラフッド · レイモンド・H・ラフード · レイモンド・ラフード · レイ・H・ラフッド · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-12-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Peoria				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ray				[sources]
Last name	LaHood				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q467891				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · United States Secretary of Transportation (2009-2013) · bureaucrat (1974-1977) · member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1982-1983) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute (-1963) · Bradley University (-1971) · Peoria Notre Dame High School · Spoon River College				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

16th United States Secretary of Transportation

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2005	2007
United States representative	2007-01-06

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Darin LaHood Politician	child · father	-	-

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