Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact
Frank
H. Mackaman
The
Dirksen Congressional Center
2815
Broadway
Pekin
IL 61554
309.3247.7113
Ray LaHood Joins Dirksen
Center as Senior Advisor
The Dirksen
Congressional Center is pleased to announce that Ray LaHood, former member of
Congress and recently retired as Secretary of Transportation in President
Obama’s Cabinet, has joined The Center as Senior Advisor.
“I’m a big fan
of The Center,” LaHood said. “The work they do with teachers all over the
country is impressive. I began my career as a teacher in Pekin, so I’ve watched
The Center grow and prosper over the years.”
“We are
honored to welcome Ray LaHood as a Senior Advisor to The Center,” said Drew
Leman, President of The Center’s Board of Directors. “His service to the country
continues the exemplary tradition of Everett Dirksen and Bob Michel, his
predecessors in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
According to
staff member Frank Mackaman, LaHood’s association with The Center goes back
decades to his days as chief of staff to Michel. He and his wife, Kathy, endowed
the Ray and Kathy LaHood Scholarships for the Study of American Government
through The Center in 2005. LaHood donated his congressional papers to The
Center in 2008.
LaHood joins
Robert H. Michel as current Senior Advisors. Others who have served in that role
include the late Senator Paul Simon and former Senator Howard H. Baker,
Jr.
The Dirksen
Congressional Center is a private, non-profit, non-partisan research and
educational organization located in Pekin, IL. Its mission is to help people
better understand the U.S. Congress, its people, its processes, and the public
policies it produces.
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