Evan Goyke (born November 24, 1982) is an American attorney and academic serving as a member of the

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. He was first elected in 2012 as a

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, succeeding fellow Democrat

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. His father is former state senator

Gary Goyke Gary R. Goyke (born May 9, 1947) is a former member of the Wisconsin State Senate and a lobbyist. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Background Goyke was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated ...

Early life and education

Goyke was born in

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, the son of former state senator

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from St. John's University and a Juris Doctor from the

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Career

After graduating from law school, Goyke worked as an attorney in the Milwaukee office of the State Public Defender. He also became an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Marquette University Law School, where he has worked on the Milwaukee Street Law Project, in which Marquette second- and third-year law students participate in a weekly

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; go on to teach an "introduction to law" course at local

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s; and finally conduct a citywide

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competition. When incumbent Grigsby was forced to decline re-nomination in the wake of her

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problems, this heavily-Democratic district saw an eight-way primary election. Goyke faced a field which included Jarett Fields, an employee of the

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and brother of Democratic incumbent Jason Fields of the neighboring 11th District, and six others. With 1,637 votes out of 4,399 (more than twice that of Fields, his nearest competitor), he achieved a plurality of 37.2%. In the November general election, he faced only Libertarian Melba Morris-Page, winning with 16,245 to Morris-Page's 2,133."Nov. 6 general election results: Assembly Dist. 18" ''JSonline'' November 7, 2012
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References

External links

Assembly website
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