Transportation Secretary LaHood stepping down

Published On: Jan 30 2013 05:04:46 PM EST   Updated On: Jan 29 2013 10:28:19 AM EST
Ray LaHood
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the lone Republican in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, is leaving the administration, a White House official said Tuesday.

The departure of LaHood is the latest of several changes in Obama's administration since the president won re-election in November.

LaHood, 67, was named transportation secretary in January 2009. Before that, he served seven terms in the U.S. House as a representative from Illinois.

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