Republican Main Street Partnership Congratulates former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) on being Selected Secretary of Transportation

Statement of former U.S. Rep. Amo Houghton (R-NY),
Chairman of the Board of RMSP

Contact: Chris Barron
(202) 286-4533

(Washington, D.C.) – “The Republican Main Street Partnership is thrilled that President-elect Barack Obama has selected long-time Main Street member U.S. House Rep. Ray LaHood to serve as his Secretary of Transportation. In addition to his membership in Main Street, Rep. LaHood is currently the Chairman of the John Quincy Adams Society – a bipartisan organization that works to bring leaders in the business community together with policy makers.

Congressman LaHood had a distinguished career in the House – a career marked by a willingness to put partisan politics aside to work to provide real solutions to the challenges facing our nation. We are confident that as Secretary of Transportation, Ray will continue to show that type of leadership – leadership that is far too often lacking in Washington, D.C.

Main Street looks forward to working with Congressman LaHood in his new role as Secretary of Transportation and urges the Senate to quickly confirm his nomination.”

The Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP) is dedicated to promoting and building a pragmatic, thoughtful, fiscally conservative, and inclusive “Governing Majority,” where political debate is encouraged to promote solutions to improve the lives of all Americans. Embracing the full spectrum of center-right ideologies and values in order to build coalitions, RMSP is the largest organization of elected leaders who are in the mold of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. For more information on RMSP, visit our website at www.republicanmainstreet.org.