PEORIA, Ill. – In a heated political climate, lessons of bipartisanship were given to Bradley University students and members of the community on Thursday.

The university’s Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service and the Dirksen Congressional Center hosted a forum with three former Congressmen on the topic of bipartisanship. The three were Ray LaHood, Cheri Bustos, and Bob Dold, with longtime NPR correspondent Ron Elving serving as the panel moderator.

LaHood, a Republican, served as Congressman for Illinois’ 18th District from 1995-2009, and served as Democratic President Barack Obama’s Transportation Secretary until 2013. LaHood said he looked at the opportunity to serve as Transportation Secretary as a way to continue public service, and credits a friendship with Obama

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