Joy L. Goeben (born October 16, 1972) is an American teacher, business owner, and Republican politician from Brown County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district since January 2023.
Joy Goeben was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She graduated from Green Bay East High School and then earned her bachelor's degree in education from the University of WisconsinâÂÂGreen Bay, and completed her master's in education at Walden University.
She then went to work as a teacher in the Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, public school system. Later, she opened the Joyful Hearts Family Childcare preschool center, which she operated for ten years. She also assists her husband in the management of their family business, Classic Carpet Cleaning.ÃÂ She is a member of the board of Christ Alone Church Leadership, and has also been a member of the board of the non-profit Green Bay Area Christian Homeschoolers.
In the summer of 2022, Wisconsin State Assembly incumbent Jim Steineke resigned from office, leaving a vacancy in the 5th Assembly district. Goeben decided to enter the race for the Republican nomination, and defeated two opponents in the August 2022 Republican primary. She defeated Democrat Joseph Van Deurzen in the general election.
Goeben is currently the Chair of the Wisconsin State Assembly Environment Committee and the vice-chair of the Education Committee. Additionally, she serves on the Children and Families Committee, the Housing and Real Estate Committee, the Committee for Jobs and the Economy, and the Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee. Goeben's work in the Assembly has focused around education, family rights and services, and child protection. She is adamantly Pro-Life.
Goeben and her husband, Ben, reside in Hobart, Wisconsin. They have four children. One of her children is currently serving in the United States Army.