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Milkovich won the general election on November 21, 2015, when he defeated the Republican Richard Burford of DeSoto Parish, a departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Milkovich led with 15,665 votes (52.4 percent) to Burford's 14,206 (47.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

Milkovich won the general election on November 21, 2015, when he defeated the Republican Richard Burford of DeSoto Parish, a departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Milkovich led with 15,665 votes (52.4 percent) to Burford's 14,206 (47.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

In his campaign, Milkovich advocated strong [[conservative]] social and economic positions<ref name=ballot/> which caused many to think he is a Republican.

In his campaign, Milkovich advocated strong [[conservative]] social and economic positions in sharp contrast to his party.<ref name=ballot/> These positions caused many outside his district to think that he is a Republican.

In 2008, Milkovich was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat; he lost the Democratic nomination to then Caddo Parish District Attorney Paul Carmouche, who in turn was narrowly defeated by Republican [[John Fleming]], a physician from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish. In the year 2008 only, Louisiana used a regular closed primary process for congressional elections.

In 2008, Milkovich was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat; he lost the Democratic nomination to then Caddo Parish District Attorney Paul Carmouche, who in turn was narrowly defeated by Republican [[John Fleming]], a physician from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish. In the year 2008 only, Louisiana used a regular closed primary process for its

congressional elections.

A native of Roundup, [[Montana]], Milkovich is a graduate of the Louisiana State University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He claims to have been committed to "working families" for more than a quarter century.<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Milkovich|title=John Milkovich|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

A native of Roundup, [[Montana]], Milkovich work on cattle ranches and in roofing and painting. He attended the [[University of Chicago]] and graduated in 1979 from the [[University of Montana]] in Missoula and thereafter the Louisiana State University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He claims to have been committed to "working families" for more than a quarter century.<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Milkovich|title=John Milkovich|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> He and his wife, Carola, whom he wed in 1985, have a daughter, Sarah; the couple resides in Keithville in south Caddo Parish. He is an active member of the First Assembly of God Church in Shreveport under the prominent pastor Denny Duron. He has worked in Sunday school and the prison ministry.<ref>{[cite web|url=http://johnmilkovichforcongress.com/about_john.html|title=About John Milkovich|publisher=johnmilkovichforcongress.com|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}</ref>

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