Profile: The Honorable Ray Lahood
Congressman Ray LaHood was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 1994. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Congressman LaHood is a native of Peoria, Illinois. He earned a B.S. in Education and Sociology from Bradley University and spent six years teaching junior high school before embarking on his political career.
A few of the awards the Congressman has received are: the Ellis Island Medal of Honor; the Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise award; the Farm Bureau's Friend of Agriculture award; and the Guardian of Small Business award. An abridged list of Congressman LaHood's service activities include: Board of Advisors for the Congressional Youth Leadership Council; the Board of Children's Hospital; and the Economic Development Council Board of Directors.
