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'''John Charles Milkovich''' (born May 1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=629384|title=John Milkovich, May 1957|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who is an incoming [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] member of the Louisiana State Senate. On January 11, 2016, he succeeds the term-limited District 38 [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington, who completes three terms in the chamber.

'''John Charles Milkovich''' (born May 1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=629384|title=John Milkovich, May 1957|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who is an incoming [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] member of the Louisiana State Senate. On January 11, 2016, he succeeded the term-limited District 38 [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington, who completed three terms in the chamber.

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>