Peter ROSKAM, Congress, IL (1961)

ROSKAM Peter , a Representative from Illinois; born in Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill., September 13, 1961; B.A. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1983; J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1989; lawyer, private practice; staff, United States Representative Thomas Dale DeLay of Texas, 1985-1986; staff, United States Representative Henry John Hyde of Illinois, 1986-1987; teacher; businessman; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1993-1999; member of the Illinois state senate, 2000-2006; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2019); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present