Peter Roskam

Republican | Illinois

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Peter Roskam


Party

Republican


Election Year

2012


Election

General


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 6


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Peter Roskam websites Facebook

EDUCATION

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1983

IIT-Kent Chicago College of Law, Chicago, Juris doctor, 1989

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-present

Illinois State Senate, 2000-2006

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS

2013

100%


2013-14

100%


2015

100%


2015-16

100%


2013-14

93%


2012

92%


2014

72%, 87%


2015-16

100%, 85%


2015

69%, 70%


2016

53%, 70%


2015-16

67%


2015-16

69%, 59%


2015

56%



2015

|

100%


2015-16

|

100%




2014

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72%, 87%


2015-16

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100%, 85%


2015

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69%, 70%


2016

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53%, 70%


2015-16

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67%


2015-16

|

69%, 59%




LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (5)

Illinois Center Right Coalition

Palatine Township Republican Org.

Illinois Family Action

Illinois Federation for Right to Life PAC

National Rifle Association

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (194)

Adam Hasner

Adam Kinzinger

Adrian Smith

Alan Nunnelee

Alecia Webb Edgington

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (138)

13th Colony Leadership Committee

2006 Joint Candidate Committee

American Conservative Union

American Success PAC

Americans for Legal Immigration


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (23)

613 PAC

Airline Pilots Association

American Association for Justice

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Maritime Officers

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.

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2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.

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3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

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4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

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5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

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6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

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7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.

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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.

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9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.

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10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.

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11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?

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12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

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13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.

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14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?

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15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.

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16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?

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17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.

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