Ray LaHood Biography
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Ray represents the 18th Congressional District of IllinoisRe-elected on November 7, 2006 (67.3% of the vote in the 18th District)
Currently serving 7th term in Congress
First elected on November 8, 1994 to the historic 104th Congress
U.S. House Committee Assignment:
Appropriations Committee
-Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, Ranking Member
-Subcommittee on Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
-Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Bradley University (1971): B.S. in Education and Sociology
Canton Junior College
High school: Spalding Institute
Honorary Degree: MacMurray College (2006) Doctorate in Public Service
Honorary Degree: Tri-State University (2004) Doctorate in Humane Letters
Honorary Degree: Eureka College (2002) Doctorate in Public Service
Honorary Degree: Lincoln College (2000) Doctorate in Political Science
1982-1994: Chief of Staff for U.S. House Minority Leader Robert Michel (R-IL 18)
1982: Member, Illinois House of Representatives
1977-1982: District Administrative Assistant, Congressman Tom Railsback (R-IL 17)
Ray also worked for the Rock Island Youth Services Bureau, the Bi-State Planning Commission, and was a junior high school social studies teacher for six years.
Born December 6, 1945 in Peoria, Illinois
Roman Catholic
Wife: Kathy
Children: Darin (wife: Kristen), Amy (husband: Kevin), Sam, Sara (husband: Brian)
Seven grandchildren (Ella, McKay, Henry, Luke, Oliver, Theodore, Brogan)