Ray LaHood

Raymond H. LaHood is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, he had a career in politics, serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1982 to 1983 and the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. In 2015, LaHood coauthored a book called 'Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics' with Frank H. Mackaman. LaHood's career faced controversy in 2017 when he admitted to accepting a $50,000 payment from a foreign national for personal home repairs without reporting it on his ethics form. In 2019, he reached a Non-Prosecution Agreement and paid a fine to the U.S. government.