• ROSKAM, PETER
Experience: House: District 6, 2007-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,213,556Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Peter J. Roskam
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 4 Children
    Birth Date: 09/13/1961
    Birth Place: Hinsdale, IL
    Home City: Wheaton, IL
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    Attended, Chicago-Kent College of Law
    JD, Illinois Institute of Technology Law School, 1989
    BA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Political Experience

    Chief Deputy Whip, Unites States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Former Minority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate
    Chair, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Senator, Illinois State Senate, 2000-2006
    Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1992-1998
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Chair
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicycle Caucus
    Member, Governor’s Family Preservation Task Force
    Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Member, House Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
    Co-Chair, Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    Community Activist
    Executive Director, Educational Assistance Limited
    History Teacher, High School
    Aide, United States Representative Henry Hyde, 1986-1987
    Aide, United States Representative Tom Delay, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Vice-Chair, AmericaSpeakingOut.com
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 89
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/03/2017 H.R.2341 SERVE Act 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 H.R.2106 Partner with Korea Act 05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1843 Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act 03/30/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act 03/23/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1659 Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act 03/21/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.808 Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.566 Terror-Free Skies Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/22/2016 H.R.6421 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.5204 Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act 12/08/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6422 Commuter Access Reform Act 12/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.6298 Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act of 2016 11/14/2016 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.5715 No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act 11/14/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.5523 Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act 09/26/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.3460 To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5608 No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act 07/07/2016 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.  (All Actions)
06/21/2016 H.R.5550 No Dollars for Ayatollahs Act 06/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/15/2016 H.R.5053 Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act 06/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.R.5171 Legacy IRA Act 05/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/29/2016 H.R.5139 No Defense Contracts for Terror Profiteers Act of 2016 04/29/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
04/20/2016 H.R.4294 SAVERS Act of 2015 04/20/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.  (All Actions)
Total: 1207
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/15/2016 H.R.985 Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 Passed Yea
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/29/2016 H.R.954 CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016 Passed Aye
09/28/2016 H.R.6208 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016
09/28/2016 H.Con.Res.169 Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.
09/26/2016 H.R.5320 Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.5659 ESRD Choice Act of 2016 Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.2315 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
09/21/2016 H.Res.220 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
09/20/2016 H.Res.878 Recognizing the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's act of declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
09/19/2016 H.R.5447 Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.1309 Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
09/15/2016 H.R.5940 No Ransom Payments Act of 2016
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/13/2016 H.R.921 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016
09/12/2016 H.R.5945 Ready to Work Act of 2016
09/12/2016 H.Res.810 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/08/2016 H.Res.660 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the territorial integrity of Georgia. Passed Yea
07/22/2016 H.Con.Res.146 Expressing support for fostering closer economic and commercial ties between the United States and the United Kingdom following the decision of the people of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union.
07/15/2016 H.R.5681 Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act
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