Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to address Oct. 13 luncheon

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will discuss distracted driving and other transportation issues at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The speech beginning at 1 p.m. and end at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $18 for Club members, $29 for guests of members, and $36 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation.

To submit a question in advance, put LAHOOD in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

Upcoming luncheons:

July 28 - Rep. Michele Bachmann, (R) Minn., a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. Members and guests only. Credentialed press may cover with proper ID.

Aug. 19 - Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.

Oct. 13 – Sec. Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Nov. 3 - Tom Brokaw, author and former NBC anchor.