Raj Goyle is in his first term representing the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. Called a "rising star" by the Wichita Eagle, Goyle defeated a three-term incumbent and is committed to a bipartisan, common sense approach to lawmaking. Goyle serves on the Tax, Judiciary, and Veterans/Homeland Security Committees and co-wrote the recently enacted law protecting families from picketers at the funerals of Kansas’ fallen soldiers. Goyle is a lecturer at Wichita State University and an attorney. A native Wichitan, Goyle graduated from Duke University and Harvard Law School. Goyle and his wife Monica reside in Wichita.