Peter Roskam, Amanda Howland to Square Off in 6th Congressional Race

Press Release

With most districts reporting Tuesday night, Roskam was leading handily with 69 percent of the vote compared with Kinzler's 31 percent.

"I'm deeply humbled to receive such overwhelming support from my friends and neighbors," Roskam said in a statement. "Today's vote reaffirms my commitment to carry the values of the 6th District to Washington. The great people of the western suburbs have placed their trust in me to represent our common-sense conservative values in our nation's capital -- it's a responsibility I do not take for granted. Now, as we turn towards November, we must work even harder to make sure we return a conservative majority to Congress to grow our economy and restore America's leadership in the world."

Roskam has made a name for himself as chairman of a subcommittee of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee tasked with investigating the apparent targeting of conservative groups for increased IRS scrutiny, and his name was whispered as a possible successor to former Speaker John Boehner in the wake of his resignation.

"During the course of my time in Congress, I have a proven track record of legislative accomplishments," Roskam previously said. "I have worked with other members, regardless of their political or ideological positions, to advance legislation that is important to the citizens of the 6th District, the state of Illinois, and the nation as a whole."

Kinzler, who has been a Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner for six years, could not be reached for comment about the election results. He also served on the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission for five years.

Howland, an attorney and College of Lake County trustee, captured 67 percent of the vote to Marshall's 33 percent, according to unofficial results.

Howland said she is looking forward to the upcoming race against Roskam.

"I think it will be an interesting race, and we'll have to see what happens," she said. "But I think there are issues that we can do a better job with than he is now."

Howland said she wants to reform the tax code to minimize loopholes that allow the wealthy to avoid taxes and as a college trustee, will prioritize solving the problem of excessive student debt.

She supports improving the job climate by fixing laws she said encourage businesses to send jobs overseas or keep profits abroad to avoid taxes, but also said Congress needs to embrace more fiscal discipline to promote job growth.

She also supports leveling the playing field when it comes to the tariffs charged to American exports, but notes previous trade pacts promised new jobs and better opportunities for American workers, but failed to deliver on them.

Marshall, a physician and Vietnam War veteran, said the primary results were "a little bit disappointing." During the campaign, he supported relocating the U.S. capital from Washington to central Illinois, which he said would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."

Source