The announcement may come as soon as Friday. Norman Mineta, a dem, was Sec'y of Commerce in the Clinton administration and Sec'y of Transportation in the bush cabinet. LaHood is a centrist. The National Journal rated his votes in Congress 54 percent conservative and 46 percent liberal on economic issues in 2005, and 61 percent conservative and 38 percent liberal in 2006. Naming LaHood, a repub, will continue the practice of picking someone from the opposite party as Sec'y of Transportation.
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Representative Ray LaHood, an Illinois Republican known for his willingness to criticize his own party and to work with Democrats, is likely to be named by President-elect Barack Obama as his choice for Transportation secretary, according to a person familiar with the selection.
LaHood, 63, whose district includes the headquarters of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., has known Obama for more than a decade and is close to Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois congressman designated by the president-elect as White House chief of staff.
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