{{tnr}}'''Peter James Roskam''' (b. September 13, 1961) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Roskam was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 6th congressional district]]. Roskam ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was re-elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref name="abc">[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/elections/local/results ''ABC News 7'' "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012]</ref>

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{{tnr}}'''Peter James Roskam''' (b. September 13, 1961 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Roskam was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 6th congressional district]]. He was first elected to the [[U.S. House]] in 2006.<ref name="biography"/>

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Roskam won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref name="abc">[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/elections/local/results ''ABC News 7'' "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012]</ref>

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Roskam previously was a member of the [[Illinois State Senate]] from 2000 to 2007 and the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 1998.<ref name="biography"/>

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Roskam is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Roskam was born and raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. [1] Roskam graduated from Glenbard West High School, where he was a varsity athlete and school leader. Later, after graduating from the University of Illinois and the Illinois Institute of Technology Law School, Peter served as a staffer for his predecessor, Congressman Henry Hyde. [1]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Roskam voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[5]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Roskam is available dating back to 2006. Based on available campaign finance records, Roskam raised a total of $11,763,266 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[11]

Lifetime missed votes

According to the website GovTrack, Roskam missed 118 of 5,226 roll call votes from Jan 2007 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 2.3%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[18]

Congressional staff salaries

2011

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Roskam paid his congressional staff a total of $802,755 in 2011. He ranks 51st on the list of the lowest paid Republican Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 58th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[19]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Roskam was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Roskam's staff was given an apparent $3,068.50 in bonus money.[20]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Roskam's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $475,053 and $1,652,000. That averages to $1,063,526, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 2.21% from 2010.[21]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Roskam's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $491,046 and $1,590,000. That averages to $1,040,523, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[22]