Peter Roskam | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 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, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Cronin |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter James Roskam September 13, 1961 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Roskam (m. 1989) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA) Illinois Institute of Technology (JD) |
Peter James Roskam /ˈrɒskəm/ (born September 13, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who is the former U.S. representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, serving six terms from 2007 to 2019. 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. Previously, he served in the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives. He served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy for the 115th Congress. Roskam was defeated by Democrat Sean Casten in the 2018 election. In 2023, he was named federal policy head of the lobbying practice at Washington, DC–based law firm BakerHostetler.[1]