Roskam Fighting Local Hero

By Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff
July 31, 2008, 12 a.m.

After a career that included working as an aide on Capitol Hill and serving in both chambers of the Illinois Legislature — where he rose to become Senate floor leader — Rep. Peter Roskam (R) thought he was about as prepared as anyone could be for a job representing the state’s 6th district in Congress.



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