Peter Roskam
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Hyde |
| House Republican Chief Deputy Whip | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – August 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McHenry |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 48th district |
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In office January 15, 2000 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Beverly Fawell |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 40th district |
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In office January 13, 1993 – January 12, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Cronin |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
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September 13, 1961 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Roskam |
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University of Illinois (B.A.) Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D.) |
Peter James Roskam /ˈrɒskəm/ (born September 13, 1961) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and 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 currently serves as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy.
Roskam was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. He was the fourth of five children and was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, graduating from Glenbard West High School. Roskam received his B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
In 1984, Roskam taught history and government at All Saints High School in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. From 1985 to 1986, Roskam served as a legislative assistant to Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX), and from 1986 to 1987 as a legislative assistant to Congressman Henry Hyde. In the late 1980s, Roskam served as the Executive Director of Educational Assistance Ltd., a scholarship program for disadvantaged children founded by his father in 1982. In 1992, Roskam was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, serving from 1993 to 1999. In 2000, he was appointed by DuPage County Republican leaders to replace the retiring Beverly Fawell in the Illinois State Senate where he served until his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Roskam resides in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife Elizabeth and their four children.
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