Meet Sen. John Milkovich, Christian Legislator
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Louisiana Senate District 38 Capitol Report South and West Caddo Parish and DeSoto Parish Sen. John Milkovich: ‘Old-School’ Values A Passion for Justice WHAT I BELIEVE With Constitution in by Sen. John Milkovich Hand, He Fights for • Christianity The Individual Against • Old-School Values Big Government and • 100% Pro-Life The Special Interests • Pro-2nd Amendment SHREVEPORT — Sen. John Milko- vich of Keithville has announced his • Traditional Marriage candidacy for reelection to the State • Property Rights Senate from District 38 in the Oct. 12 primary election. He works to be • Fighting Taxes a voice for working families, church • Cutting Spending folks, and ordinary citizens who would otherwise be ignored in Ba- • Pro-Free Enterprise ton Rouge and Washington. Sen. Milkovich is completing his • Pro-Family Farms first four-year term in the Senate, • Working Families representing South and West Caddo Parish and DeSoto Parish. He has • Respect for Workers earned a reputation as a staunch supporter of the right to life, tradi- • Respect for Teachers tional marriage, fiscal responsibil- • Discipline, Respect & ity, low taxes, and free enterprise. Known for his love of the U.S. Values in Education and Louisiana Constitutions, Sen. Milkovich has referred to the his- POLITICAL VALUES tory and the intent of those docu- by John Milkovich ments on the floor of the Senate. He frequently opposes the abuses of the • Respect for State & U.S. Constitutions See SENATOR on Page 3 • Rule of Law • Honesty and Ethics LouisianaLouisiana SenateSenate in State Government ElectionElection Oct.Oct. 12,12, 20192019 • Transparency SenateSenate DistrictDistrict 3838 SouthSouth && WestWest CaddoCaddo • Accountability andand DeSotoDeSoto ParishParish • Accessibility JohnJohn MilkovichMilkovich • Keep Promises Made Sen. John Milkovich • Senate District 38 • Caddo and DeSoto Parishes Completing His First Term in Louisiana State Senate • Married for 33 Years EarlyEarly VotingVoting BeginsBegins • Respect for Opinions Father of One Daughter, Sarah • Practices Law with His Wife Carola A Traditionalist Who Believes in the Constitution and Individual Rights Sept.Sept. 28-Oct.28-Oct. 5,5, 20192019 of Others A Fighter in the Senate with Long List of Successful Legislation for the People Meet Sen. John Milkovich, Christian Legislator Sen. John Milkovich He’s Part Cowboy, 656 Jordan Crusading Attorney, Shreveport, LA 71101 318-425-1957 Christian Lawmaker, Website: Husband, Father SHREVEPORT - John Milkovich johnmilkovich was born on May 26, 1957, in forsenate.com Roundup, Montana, the fourth of Facebook Page: six children. His father is a World Facebook Page: War II veteran who grew up on a John Milkovich for homestead ranch in Montana dur- Senate ing the Depression, and his mother To Volunteer or a rural school teacher who taught 5th through 8th grades in a two- To Get Yard Sign, call room schoolhouse. His parents 318-425-1957 taught him the importance of hard To Reach John, work and generosity and to respect To Reach John, and value everyone. John contin- 318-425-1957 or ues their legacy of giving back to Email: johnmilkovichfor the community. [email protected] John grew up working on cattle SEN. JOHN MILKOVICH speaks out during a meeting of the Senate Education Com- ranches and for a local painting and mittee. Shown with him are Sens. Bodi White, Beth Mizell, and Mike Walsworth. See GROWING on Page 2 2 CAPITOL REPORT May 2019 Growing Up in Montana, John Milkovich Worked on Cattle Ranches, Rode in Rodeos Coming to Louisiana To Go to Law School, John Met Wife Carola, Began Family Here Continued from Page 1 roofing contractor. In 1979, John enrolled in LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge. He finished the first year of Law School in the top 10 percent of his class and was named a member of the Louisiana Law Review, ultimately publishing articles in nation- ally-known law reviews. John Milkovich with brothers Mark and Tom and sister Kay John began his legal ca- reer as a Judicial Clerk for 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Fred C. Sexton, Jr. For more than 30 years, Sen. Milkovich’s father (right) during World War II. He is still alive. John and his wife have ded- icated their law practice to representing working fami- lies in Louisiana, success- fully handling cases before trial courts at the municipal, state, and federal levels, Louisiana state courts of ap- peal, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. John and his wife have performed thousands of hours of free legal work to help seniors, veterans, or- dinary citizens, and family- owned businesses get jus- tice in the court system. John is committed to his John at Lewis & Clark Elementary in 1962-1963, Great Falls, MT John Milkovich, 9, circa 1966 community, as demonstrat- ed by his volunteer ministry to children, including inner city youth and kids from broken homes spanning a period of 24 years. He has assisted in children’s min- istries at his home church, taught Sunday School to 5th and 6th grade boys, led devotional services at a juvenile detention center, preached the Gospel at a re- habilitation center for teens, MONTANA FOOTBALL — John Milkovich at Sts. Peter and Paul Grade School and later Ennis High John Milkovich played for En- and mentored youth. nis (MT) High School in 1971-74 He has participated in led chapel services at the served on the Board of Di- ney and private citizen, he bono legal work to fight the prison ministries, nursing Mission, and taught leader- rectors under Senior Pastor • Worked for eight years operation of a strip club in home ministry, and hospi- ship in elementary schools. Denny Duron since 1998. without pay to get an inno- downtown Shreveport; tal visitation; served on the John is a 32-year mem- John believes that values cent man — James Monds • Opposed the operation Board of the Shreveport- ber of Shreveport Commu- mean something when they — out of prison; of a dump near Cross Lake, Bossier Rescue Mission; nity Church, where he has are put into action. As attor- • Performed years of pro Shreveport’s water supply; • Spoke out against alco- hol sales across the street from a public library fre- See BETH on Page 3 quented by small children; • Opposed the operation of a liquor store across the road SEN. JOHN MILKOVICH from North DeSoto School; • Spoke out against a roll forward (increase) of prop- A PRO-FAMILY LEADER LOUISIANA FAMILIES CAN TRUST erty taxes in Caddo Parish; • Advocated for a Bible • 100% voting record with Louisiana Right to Life curriculum in Caddo Public • 100% voting record with Louisiana Family Forum Schools; • Authored landmark legislation to prohibit abortion • Worked to defeat a tax bond proposal in Caddo after 15 weeks. It passed and was signed into law. Parish to build unneeded • Strict regulations on abortion clinics buildings, that would have • Severe sentences for selling body parts of the unborn increased property taxes on • Criminal penalties for coercing an abortion Caddo Parish citizens by $100 million, when they al- ready pay among the highest property taxes in the state; • Supported pro-life minis- tries in Northwest Louisiana. SEN. JOHN MILKOVICH John lives in Keithville with his wife of 33 years, 656 Jordan St., Shreveport, LA 71101 Carola, a teacher and at- torney. Their 26-year-old Legislative Business: (318) 676-7877 daughter Sarah is an honors Copyright 2019 Great Oaks Copyright 2019 Great graduate of Harvard and a senior at Duke Law School. May 2019 CAPITOL REPORT 3 John and Carola Milkovich Together for 33 Years of Marriage, 33 Practicing Law SHREVEPORT — Growing up in Montana, John Milkovich was fascinated by life in the Sen. Milkovich remote mountains and valleys on His Family where people clung to the old ways of the 1800’s and recalled My wife Carola is the Wild West and days when not only my best friend. Indian hunting parties could be “ seen on the ridge. She’s the best Christian “People in rural Montana are I know. She loves God, much like those in rural Louisi- is kind, works hard, ana,” he said. “Down to earth, serves her parents and straight-forward, hard-working, mine, and possesses honest people.” In 1959, his integrity, courage and father built a log cabin on the uncommon wisdom. Madison River at the base of the Madison-Gallatin moun- Our daughter Sarah is tain range. The mountains were a leader. She was co- named by Lewis and Clark. valedictorian, Student John has heard his father say Body President, and many times, “We didn’t have Young John Milkovich Captain of the Dance anything, but we didn’t know Line at Evangel, before it, because nobody had any- graduating with Honors thing.” Though his dad’s fam- ily grew up on a ranch with lit- from Harvard. More tle money, they didn’t lack for importantly, she loves Depression-era compassion. the Lord, loves people, “My dad has often told me, his and since her early grandfather provided a warm years has strived to do meal to every wandering trav- the right thing, fight for eler who walked by the ranch.” Justice, help others–– John grew up working on cattle ranches, buckraking and stick up for the loose hay, stacking bales, peel- underdog. ing posts, fixing fence, picking ” rock, fixing water lines, irrigat- the horrific murder of a young ing hay fields the old-fashioned WEDDING DAY — John and Carola were married on Nov. 2, 1985 Carola and John Milkovich woman, Vickie Thomas, in way with sloped fields, irriga- Bossier City. Despite their best tion ditches and portable dams efforts, Monds was convicted made of poles and canvas. He of first degree murder and sen- rode bucking stock (yearling tenced to life in prison.