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Peter Roskam
Republican
Age: 49
Birthplace: Hinsdale
Residence: Wheaton
Current job: U.S. representative (2007-present)
Previous positions: High school teacher (1984-85); congressional aide (1985-87); executive director of Educational Assistance Ltd. (1987-93); attorney (1994-2006); Illinois House (1993-99); Illinois Senate (2000-06).
Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Illinois (1983); law degree, Chicago-Kent College of Law (1989)
Personal: Married, four children
Ben Lowe
Democrat
Age: 26
Birthplace: Singapore
Residence: Wheaton
Current job: Full-time candidate
Previous positions: Former leader of Renewal, a grass-roots environmental nonprofit
Education: Bachelor’s in environmental biology, Wheaton College (2007)
Personal: Single
