Peter Roskam
American politician (born 1961)
Peter James Roskam (born September 13, 1961) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He lost re-election in 2018 to Sean Casten.
Peter Roskam | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Sean Casten |
| House Republican Chief Deputy Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – August 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McHenry |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 48th district | |
| In office January 15, 2000 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Beverly Fawell |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
| In office January 13, 1993 – January 12, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Cronin |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1961 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Roskam |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Illinois Institute of Technology |
He served as the Chief Deputy Majority Whip from 2011 to 2014, ranking fourth among House Republican leaders. He has also served in the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives. He was Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight.
Other websites
change- Congressman Peter Roskam Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House website
- Peter Roskam for Congress Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Roskam at the Open Directory Project
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Peter Roskam in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Profile at Notable Names Database
- Profile at Ballotpedia
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