Peter James Roskam (born September 13, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who is the former
U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
for , 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
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
and the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
. He served as Chairman of the
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy for the
115th Congress
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. Roskam was defeated by Democrat
Sean Casten
Sean Thomas Casten (born November 23, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district covers portions of five counties in Chicago's western suburbs, including Wheaton, Palatine, and Barringt ...
in the
2018 election. In 2023, he was named federal policy head of the lobbying practice at
Washington, DC
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-based law firm
BakerHostetler
BakerHostetler is an American law firm founded in 1916. One of the firm's founders, Newton D. Baker, was U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
History
, the firm was ranked the 73rd-largest law firm in ...
.
Early life, education and career
Roskam was born in
Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,395 at the 2020 census, most of whom lived in DuPage County. The town's ZIP code is 60521. The town ...
, the son of Martha (Jacobsen) and Verlyn Ronald Roskam. He was the fourth of five children and was raised in
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census.
History
Glen Ellyn, like the neighboring town to the east, Lomba ...
, graduating from
Glenbard West High School
Glenbard West High School is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Ellyn Avenue and Crescent Boulevard in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School Distri ...
. He earned his B.A. in
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...
and his
J.D. from the
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school affiliated with the Illinois Institute of Technology. It is the second oldest law school in the state of Illinois. It is ranked 91st among U.S. law schools, and its trial advocacy program is ranked in ...
. As a member of his law school team, he was named "Best Oral Advocate" by the
American College of Trial Lawyers
The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) is a professional association of trial lawyers from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1950, the College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, especially tria ...
at its 1988 National Trial Competition.
In 1984, Roskam taught history and government at All Saints High School in
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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. From 1985–86, Roskam served as a legislative assistant to Rep.
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...
(R-TX),
and from 1986–87 as a legislative assistant to Congressman
Henry Hyde
Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's ...
.
In the late 1980s, he 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
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
, serving from 1993–99. In 2000, he was appointed by DuPage County Republican leaders to replace the retiring Beverly Fawell in the
Illinois State Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the I ...
where he served until his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Roskam resides in
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois. It is located approximately west of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,894, which was estimated ...
. His wife is Elizabeth, they have four children.
Roskam was a partner in the law firm
Salvi, Roskam & Maher, a personal injury firm. The firm, now called Salvi & Maher, is politically notable because former Republican Senate candidate
Al Salvi
Albert J. Salvi (born April 25, 1960) is an American attorney, politician, and former radio talk show host. Salvi served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and was a Republican nominee for the United States Senate and Illinois ...
and former Republican House candidate Kathy Salvi are also partners in the firm. The ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
'' noted that Roskam earned over $615,000 in 2005 as a
personal injury trial lawyer.
After his parents took a trip to
Vietnam
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and saw American veterans'
dog tags
Dog tag is an informal but common term for a specific type of identification tag worn by military personnel. The tags' primary use is for the identification of casualties; they have information about the individual written on them, including i ...
for sale on the street, the family worked to return the dog tags to their owners or the families of the deceased.
Illinois General Assembly
Roskam served in the
Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 181 ...
as a
Representative
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Politics
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* House of Representatives, legislative body in various countries or sub-national entities
* Legislator, som ...
from 1993 to 1998, and
Senator
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from 2000 to 2006. In the Senate, Roskam served as the Republican
Whip
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, the Republican spokesman on the Executive Committee, and a member of the Rules Committee, Environment and Energy Committee, Insurance and Pensions Committee, and Judiciary Committee. In the Senate, Roskam sponsored legislation giving the
Supreme Court of Illinois
The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the State of Illinois. The court's authority is granted in Article VI of the current Illinois Constitution, which provides for seven justices elected from the five ap ...
authority to reverse a
death penalty
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
sentence, has sponsored legislation increasing the penalties for repeat D.U.I. offenders, and was the lead sponsor of a law to maintain courts' power to hold
deadbeat parents in contempt to ensure child support.
Roskam has authored or co-authored fourteen bills to cut taxes.
;Gun law
Roskam sponsored an Illinois state Senate bill that would have allowed retired military and police personnel to
carry concealed weapons.
;Healthcare
On May 20, 2005, Roskam and six other Illinois senators missed a vote in the Illinois Senate on a non-binding resolution urging the United States Congress to protect
Social Security
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...
and reject private accounts. The resolution passed 32–19–1, but no action was taken in the Illinois House. Roskam has said in a
WBBM post-debate press conference, "I am against privatizing Social Security, I am against raising taxes for Social Security benefits, and I'm against benefit reductions for Social Security.
;Minimum wage
In November 2006, Roskam expressed opposition to raising the national minimum wage from $5.15 per hour, referring to possible effect on small businesses.
;Tax reform
In November 2004, he voted against State Comptroller
Dan Hynes
Daniel W. Hynes (born July 20, 1968) is an American politician, formerly serving as the Illinois Comptroller.
Background
Hynes was born in Chicago, the son of Thomas Hynes, a former Cook County assessor, president of the Illinois Senate and D ...
's $1 billion proposal to raise taxes on
cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofa ...
to fund
stem cell
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...
research. The proposal was narrowly defeated 29–28–1 in the Illinois State Senate.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
1998
Roskam ran for Congress in 1998 in
Illinois's 13th congressional district
The 13th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Nikki Budzinski.
Redistricting
2020 redistricting
Following the 2020 census and the subsequent redistricting cycle, the 13th congressional district was signific ...
to replace retiring Congressman
Harris W. Fawell, but lost in the Republican primary to state Representative
Judy Biggert
Judith Biggert (née Borg; born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and attorney. She is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Biggert was defeated in her 2012 re-electi ...
, who went on to win the general election. Roskam received 40% of the vote to Biggert's 45%.
In 1999, at Biggert's request, the
Federal Election Commission
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(FEC) investigated a mailing sent out by a
political action committee (PAC), the Campaign for Working Families (CWF), in support of Roskam. The FEC did not find the Roskam campaign at fault, but CWF was found to have violated election law. The PAC was led by conservative activist
Gary Bauer
Gary Lee Bauer (born May 4, 1946) is an American civil servant, activist, and former political candidate. He served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor, and later became p ...
.
2006
![Il06 109](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Il06_109.gif)
In 2006, Henry Hyde opted to retire after 32 years in Congress, and endorsed Roskam as his successor.
Roskam was unopposed in the Republican primary, and faced
Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Ill ...
, an
Iraq War
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veteran, in the November general election. The race was considered highly competitive, and was called "the nation's most-watched congressional contest" by Eric Krol of the ''
Daily Herald.''
[Krol, Eric.]
Roskam was endorsed by the
Teamsters
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labor union
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, The
International Union of Operating Engineers
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Local 150, and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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. On November 7, 2006, Roskam defeated Duckworth by a margin of 51% to 49%.
2008
In March 2008, Roskam was again nominated to run for the 6th District seat in the Republican Primary. He was opposed by Democrat
Jill Morgenthaler.
In late October, ''The Chicago Sun-Times'' reported that Roskam launched a new website at ObamaVotersForRoskam.com. The website displayed a fragment of a quotation from Democratic Presidential front-runner
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
that seemed to indicate that Obama admires Roskam. The portion of the Obama quotation omitted by Roskam goes: "Having said that, have I said that he's wrong? I love him, but he's wrong." The ''Daily Herald'' called the website a "... move to grab a hold of Obama's coattails ..." ''
Hardball with Chris Matthews
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'' featured a segment on Roskam's website. The Morgenthaler campaign pointed out that Obama supports Morgenthaler, not Roskam. However, the district reverted to form, and Roskam won re-election by a 16% margin (58% to 42%).
2010
Peter Roskam defeated Democratic nominee Ben Lowe by a 27% margin in the 2010 midterm election.
2012
Roskam defeated Democratic nominee Leslie Coolidge, a former partner at
KPMG
KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...
, by an 18.4% margin in the 2012 election.
2014
Roskam defeated Democratic nominee Michael Mason, a retired postal manager, by a 34% margin in the 2014 general election.
2016
In the Republican primary, Roskam defeated
Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census.
History
Glen Ellyn, like the neighboring town to the east, Lomba ...
Park District commissioner Jay Kinzler, who ran to the
political right
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of Roskam, with 68.8% of the vote.
2018
Although the district had traditionally been safely Republican, Roskam was considered vulnerable.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
had carried his district by 7 points and
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
was highly unpopular in many suburban areas. In February 2018, it was reported that seven Democratic candidates were vying to challenge Roskam for his seat.
Sean Casten
Sean Thomas Casten (born November 23, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district covers portions of five counties in Chicago's western suburbs, including Wheaton, Palatine, and Barringt ...
won the Democratic primary and faced Roskam in the general election. Roskam was defeated by Casten, who won 53.6% of the vote to Roskam's 46.4%.
Tenure
![Roskam Memoiral Day](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Roskam_Memoiral_Day.jpg)
Roskam became the Chief Deputy Whip in the 112th Congress, ranking fourth among house Republican leaders. He served in that position until 2014.
He and Arizona Democrat
Gabby Giffords
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were periodically interviewed together on
NPR
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's ''
All Things Considered
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'' during their first term as to their experiences as freshmen members of Congress.
In 2013, the
United States House Committee on Ethics
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The House ...
investigated a $25,000 trip that Roskam and his wife had taken to
Taiwan
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. The committee closed its review of the trip with no finding of wrongdoing. On February 22, 2017, ''
Crain's Chicago Business
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'' reported that Roskam was one of three Illinois congressional members to receive pension benefits from the State of Illinois while collecting a paycheck as a member of the U.S. House, and began collecting $37,452 in annual pension benefits.
On January 2, 2017, Roskam vocally supported a measure to eliminate the independence of the
Office of Congressional Ethics
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), established by the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2008, is a nonpartisan, independent entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against members of the House of Representatives and the ...
, placing it under the jurisdiction of the
House Ethics Committee
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The House E ...
, a measure that some described as dissolving the office. ''
Crain's Chicago Business
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'' editorial board criticized Roskam for his efforts to place the Office of Congressional Ethics under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee, as he had previously been the subject of an ethics investigation.
Committee assignments
*
Committee on Ways and Means
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**
Subcommittee on Tax Policy (Chairman)
**
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Jurisdiction
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*
Caucus memberships
*
House Baltic Caucus
*
Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
The Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, a United States Congress caucus, works to improve the 9-1-1 phone system and emergency response systems.[Veterinary Medicine Caucus
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Information and purpose
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Political positions
![Roskam GTI](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Roskam_GTI.jpg)
As of July 6, 2018, Roskam had voted with his party in 92.6% of votes in the
115th Congress
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– ranking him #112 of 429 in voting against his party – and voted in line with President Trump's position in 94% of the votes.
When it comes to co-sponsoring legislation Roskam was ranked number 153rd in bipartisanship in the House for the 114th Congress and 25th in the first year of the 115th Congress, according to the Bipartisan Index published by
The Lugar Center
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Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from Den ...
and
Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy
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.
FiveThirtyEight
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ranked Roskam as the tenth-most partisan Trump supporter in the House when compared to his district's voting patterns.
Environment
In 2006, Roskam called climate science "junk science".
The League of Conservation Voters gave Roskam an environmental rating of 3% for 2017 and a lifetime rating of 7%.
As an Illinois state legislator he received a 67% rating in 2005 from the Illinois Environmental Council. In 2004 he had scored 100%, while in 2003 he had scored 40%.
In 2018, he joined the House
Climate Solutions Caucus
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, explaining: “It is incumbent upon each and every one of us to understand the impacts and challenges that come from a changing climate. The Climate Solutions Caucus is a bipartisan venue to enact common sense solutions.” Later that year Roskam voted to oppose a tax on carbon emissions. In doing so, he opposed the Republican co-chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus, who announced plans for a bill substituting a
carbon tax
A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon emissions required to produce goods and services. Carbon taxes are intended to make visible the "hidden" social costs of carbon emissions, which are otherwise felt only in indirect ways like more sev ...
for existing gasoline and fuel taxes.
Gun policy
He received a
National Rifle Association
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(NRA) endorsement for being a supporter of
gun rights
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. On July 15, 2006, Roskam was the featured guest at an NRA support rally for him in
Addison, Illinois
Addison is a village located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,942 at the 2010 census.
History
The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekia ...
.
Health care
In his first year in Congress, Roskam secured "more than $50 million federal dollars…to expand health care facilities and programs and improve traffic congestion." This included $195,000 to fund the expansion of the new emergency room at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in
Glendale Heights and $243,000 to expand mental health programs at the Access Community Health Network's Martin T. Russo Family Health Center in
Bloomingdale.
On September 25, 2007, Roskam voted with the majority of his party against expanding the
State Children's Health Insurance Program
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to ...
. The bill passed Congress but was vetoed by President Bush.
On January 12, 2007, Roskam voted with the majority of his party against the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would require the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...
to negotiate lower covered
Part D drug prices on behalf of
Medicare beneficiaries.
Roskam was in favor of repealing the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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(also known as Obamacare). On May 4, 2017, he voted to repeal and replace it with the
American Health Care Act
The American Health Care Act of 2017 (often shortened to the AHCA or nicknamed Trumpcare) was a bill in the 115th United States Congress. The bill, which was passed by the United States House of Representatives but not by the United States S ...
.
Roskam was against the ObamaCare's health insurance tax. In July 2018, the House passed a measure meant to delay the tax "for two years and expand
Health savings account
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). The funds contributed to an account are not subject to federal inco ...
s". Referring to the measure, he stated it "is a flawed tax that gets passed onto American families".
Social Security
According to a direct mailing by the
National Republican Congressional Committee
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The NRCC was formed in 1866, when the Republican caucuses of the House and S ...
(NRCC), Roskam will protect Social Security by opposing any plans that reduce benefits. Roskam told ''
The Hill'' that he opposes any measures that would add private savings accounts or slice up the current program to create a private account. However, Roskam responded to a
National Taxpayers Union
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) is a fiscally conservative taxpayer advocacy organization and taxpayers union in the United States, founded in 1977 by James Dale Davidson. NTU says that it is the oldest taxpayer advocacy organization in the ...
questionnaire stating he would "work and vote for Social Security Choice that will allow younger workers to have the choice of investing much of their Social Security taxes in regulated individual retirement accounts."
Economic issues
Roskam supported the
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
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** People of the Dominican Republic
** Demographics of the Dom ...
(CAFTA).
[Krol, Eric.]
On February 17, 2012, ''National Review'' ran an essay in which Roskam and
Kevin McCarthy
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criticized President Obama's stimulus package, the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
, which Obama said would "save or create 3.5 million jobs." Three years later, however, the American economy was "down more than 1.1 million jobs and the national unemployment rate still hasn’t dropped below 8 percent."
Roskam advocates making permanent the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, and has sponsored or cosponsored fourteen pieces of legislation for lower taxes, including child tax credits and reducing the income tax, and has stated support for a research and development tax credit. As an Illinois General Assembly legislator, Roskam authored and supported several pieces of tax reduction legislation.
Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is a politically conservative U.S. advocacy group whose stated goal is "a system in which taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today." According to ATR, "The government's power to control ...
named Roskam "Hero of the Taxpayer" in 2005 for his opposition to HB-755 which would have raised income and sales taxes by 67% or nearly $7 billion.
In 2010, he signed a pledge sponsored by
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), founded in 2004, is a libertarian conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by Charles Koch and formerly his brother David. As the Koch brothers' primary political advocacy group, it is one ...
promising to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.
Roskam voted in favor of the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
The Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, , is a congressional revenue act of the United States originally introduced in Congress as the Tax Cuts and Jobs A ...
, saying that the middle class was crumbling under the current tax code.
Technology
Roskam voted to express "congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to 'Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services'" – the measure passed in a 215–205 decision on March 28, 2017. Passage is an attempt to roll back the regulation initiated by the Obama administration that would have required internet service providers (e.g., Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, and AT&T) to obtain individual consumers' approval to sell personal data (e.g., internet usage and web history) to marketers and other such data-buyers.
Energy
In March 2007, Roskam announced a $3 million
Department of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rel ...
grant to the
Des Plaines
Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport. It is situated on and is named after the ...
-based
Gas Technology Institute
The Gas Technology Institute is an American non-profit research and development organization which develops, demonstrates, and licenses new energy technologies for private and public clients, with a particular focus on the natural gas industry. GT ...
(GTI).
In June 2007, Roskam supported a bill (H. R. 2619) to authorize $2.5 million per year for 2009-2011 to establish and operate an
ethanol
Ethanol (abbr. EtOH; also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound. It is an Alcohol (chemistry), alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as or (an ethyl ...
anti-idling power unit research program. Roskam noted that GTI would be eligible for the grant as would any other 501(c)(3) organization that "has performed energy-related research." No further action was taken on the bill in 2007 after it was referred to Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation in mid June.
Later, Roskam voted against legislation boosting automobile fuel economy requirements to an industry average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The bill also encouraged the use of renewable fuels.
On June 24, 2008, Roskam voted against H.R. 6346: The Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. The bill failed when it was voted on following a suspension of normal rules to stop debate and it required a 2/3 vote to pass. Opponents of the bill posit that price gouging is not widespread and that it is difficult to prove that it occurred. Roskam stated he voted against the bill as a protection of the free market.
Roskam, with Rep.
John Shimkus
John Mondy Shimkus (, born February 21, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from 1997 to 2021, representing the 20th, 19th and 15th congressional districts of Illinois.
Shimkus is a member of the Republican Part ...
, proposed the Energy VISION Act, which would seek to end America's reliance on foreign energy within 15 years. According to the ''Baltimore Sun'', "The plan mixes conservation and alternative fuel production with aggressive domestic energy exploration, including drilling offshore and in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Arctic Refuge) is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States on traditional Gwich'in lands. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest national wildlife ...
and opening vast swaths of land to oil shale development."
Infrastructure
Roskam helped to pass the Safe American Roads Act of 2007, which prohibits the
U.S. Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the President of the United States and ...
from granting Mexican trucks access beyond the U.S./Mexico commercial zone until the department complies with the safety and security regulations Congress has already enacted.
On July 1, 2008, Roskam announced plans to introduce legislation preventing the acquisition of the
EJ&E Railway by the
CN Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
by designating "a 36-mile stretch of the EJ&E as a Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail" for use in
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...
's
STAR line. He introduced H.R. 6476 on July 10, 2008 with co-sponsors
Judy Biggert
Judith Biggert (née Borg; born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and attorney. She is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Biggert was defeated in her 2012 re-electi ...
and
Donald A. Manzullo. Roskam has stated that this would be the nation's first suburb-to-suburb
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...
line.
Immigration
In interviews on
National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...
, Roskam stated his opposition to the Senate's
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (full name: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ()) was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to ...
and stated support for the House
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
reform bill, H.R. 4437 the
. During the interviews he said that his constituency did not support amnesty and wanted stronger border security.
[Biemer, Joh]
"Little common ground for Roskam, Duckworth"
September 23, 2006, ''Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
''.
When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend the
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and suspend the entry of foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, Roskam said the "implementation was bumpy" but that he supported "the underlying theme."
Social issues
Roskam opposed
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...
except in cases where the life of the mother is at risk, making no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
[Koehler, Michael.]
Roskam had a "D" rating from
NORML
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML ) is a social welfare organization based in Washington, D.C., that advocates for the reform of marijuana laws in the United States regarding both medical and non-medical use. Acc ...
for his voting history regarding
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...
-related causes. Roskam opposed to veterans having access to medical marijuana if recommended by their
Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a national ...
doctor and if it is legal for medicinal purposes in their state of residence.
Roskam opposed
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...
.
Roskam supported
adult
An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. In human context, the term ''adult'' has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a " minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of major ...
and
umbilical cord
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the navel string, birth cord or ''funiculus umbilicalis'') is a conduit between the developing embryo or fetus and the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is physiologic ...
stem cell
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...
research. He had argued against
embryonic stem cell
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre- implantation embryo. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4–5 days post fertilization, at which time they consi ...
research in the Illinois Senate, even if privately funded,
and voted against the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act in Congress.
Foreign policy
Israel
In March 2016, the Israeli newspaper ''Arutz Sheva'' described Roskam's long-term efforts to combat the
BDS movement
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its objective is to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's obligations u ...
, which he described as "an insidious effort to marginalize Israel" and "part of a longer-term strategy for people not to protest against Israel, but people that actually want Israel destroyed." Roskam noted a law that "makes BDS an issue in America's trade policy, not just Israel's" by ensuring that American "trade negotiators are doing everything they can to push back against European BDS in particular." Roskam complained, however, that the Obama White House had "given mixed signals" on Israel.
In April 2018, Roskam and
Grace Meng
Grace Meng (born October 1, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is in the New York City borough of ...
(D-NY) wrote a letter requesting $500 million for U.S.-Israeli defense cooperation, including $70 million for the
Iron Dome missile defense system. Roskam said that "US-Israel missile defense cooperation is a critical investment in the safety and security of Israel and stability in the Middle East."
Hezbollah
In a March 2016 letter to the
EU Ambassador in Washington,
David O’Sullivan, Roskam and Grace Meng (D-NY) asked that the EU label
Hezbollah
Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...
's political wing a terrorist organization. “While the 2013 EU designation of Hezbollah’s military wing was a step in the right direction,” they wrote, “distinguishing between Hezbollah’s military and political arms is a distinction without a difference.”
Iran
In July 2010, Roskam and
Mike Quigley introduced a House resolution condemning Iranian textbooks that “applaud martyrdom and contain anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western passages aimed at radicalizing students.”
Roskam was an adamant opponent of the 2015
internal nuclear agreement with Iran, saying that he viewed it as important to fight the agreement in every possible way.
[Herszenhorn, David M.]
"Iran Deal Debate Delayed as Talk of Secret Deals Divides G.O.P."
''New York Times'', September 9, 2015.
He and then-fellow U.S. Representative
Mike Pompeo
Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...
successfully pressured House Republican leadership to hold a vote on whether to approve the Iran agreement, rather than an originally planned vote on a "resolution of disapproval" against the agreement, in a bid to "force Democrats to assert their support for the contentious accord, a vote Republicans hope will be more politically costly than the originally planned vote on a resolution disapproving of the nuclear deal."
In 2016, Roskam opposed the
Treasury Department's grant of a license to
Airbus
Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace manufacturer, aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft througho ...
and
Boeing
The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product ...
to deliver planes contracted for by
Iran Air
The National Airline of Iran ( fa, هواپیمايی ملی ایران, Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates scheduled ...
. Roskam said that Congress would attempt to stymie the aviation agreements by making delivery of the aircraft difficult and expensive.
Qatar
Roskam wanted the U.S. government to hold accountable Qatar for its support of Hamas. He had appealed to the Obama Administration for support. He joined the U.S. Treasury Department in his criticism.
On July 31, 2014, Roskam joined Secretary of State
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
and Treasury Secretary
Jack Lew
Jacob Joseph Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 25th White House Chief of S ...
to urge the Obama Administration to end the United States partnership with
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
. Roskam, Kerry and Lew cited Qatar's support of
Hamas
Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bri ...
as one of the primary reasons.
Roskam cited an article published by ''The New York Times'', which accused Qatar's emir of pledging $400 million in financial aid to Hamas in October 2012.
In December 2014, Roskam and Sherman requested new sanctions on Qatar in a letter to Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew. They also asked for a detailed accounting of public and private financing from within Qatar for Hamas,
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...
, the
Islamic State
An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a t ...
, and the
al-Nusra Front
Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...
.
Cuba
Roskam opposed the
normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations, accusing the Obama administration of "appeasement" and saying that the restoration of American-Cuban relations "rewards and legitimizes the Castros' decades of repressive, dictatorial rule."
[Skiba, Katherine]
Durbin 'overjoyed' Gross is home; Roskam questions shift in U.S.-Cuba ties
''Chicago Tribune'', December 17, 2014. He criticized the 2014 agreement that led to the release of U.S. government contractor
Alan Gross
Alan Phillip Gross (born May 2, 1949) is a former United States government contractor employed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
In December 2009 he was arrested in Cuba while working on a program funded under t ...
from Cuban captivity in exchange for the release of
three Cubans imprisoned in the U.S. for espionage, calling it a "dangerous mistake."
Guantanamo Bay
Roskam adamantly opposed
President Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
's planned relocation of
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( es, Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Guantánamo, GTMO, and Gitmo (), on the coast of Guant ...
inmates to
Thomson Correctional Center
The United States Penitentiary, Thomson (USP Thomson), formerly Thomson Correctional Center, is a high-security federal prison located in Thomson, Illinois. It has an area of about and comprises 15 buildings. The facility is enclosed by a , 700 ...
in
Thomson, Illinois
Thomson is a village along Illinois Route 84 near the Mississippi River in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, up from 559 at the 2000 census. Just north of the village is the United States Peniten ...
, calling it "a misguided decision that will ultimately be regretted."
Kosovo
In February 2017, Roskam led a bipartisan House delegation that visited Kosovo to reiterate American support for that country.
Iraq War
On September 21, 2006, Roskam said that the U.S. should "
stay the course
"Stay the course" is a phrase used in the context of a war or battle meaning to pursue a goal regardless of any obstacles or criticism. The modern usage of this term was popularized by United States presidents George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, an ...
" and that U.S. troops should not return home until Iraq is safe.
Post-congressional career
In July 2019, Roskam joined the Chicago office of law firm
Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP is an American multinational law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. The firm's headquarters is at One South Dearborn in Chicago's Loop. The firm specializes in a variety of areas in both litigation ...
, which has a large Washington presence, as a partner in the government strategies group. In that role, he serves as a lobbyist and consultant: "I'm now interested in taking those relationships and taking that knowledge and taking that background and translating that into advocacy," the former Congressman said in 2019, "I've always enjoyed being an advocate."
In January 2023, Roskam was named federal policy head of the lobbying practice at
Washington, DC
)
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...
-based law firm
BakerHostetler
BakerHostetler is an American law firm founded in 1916. One of the firm's founders, Newton D. Baker, was U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
History
, the firm was ranked the 73rd-largest law firm in ...
.
Electoral history
References
Further reading
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Peter Roskam United States House Committee on Ethics
The Committee on Ethics, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives. Prior to the 112th Congress it was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
The House ...
, September 11, 2013; accessed June 25, 2017.
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