Peter Roskam

Peter Roskam
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 (1961-09-13) September 13, 1961 (age 62) 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 Roskam's voice Peter Roskam speaks in support of H.R.2769, the Stop Playing on Citizens' Cash Act Recorded July 31, 2013

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]