Jack Evans (Washington, D.C., politician)

Jack Evans
Evans in 2007
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
from Ward 2
In office
May 13, 1991 – January 17, 2020
Preceded byJohn Wilson
Succeeded byBrooke Pinto
Member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission
from District 2B07
In office
January 2, 1989 – January 2, 1991
Preceded byRenee Schwager
Succeeded byRenee Schwager
Personal details
Born
John K. Evans III

(1953-10-31) October 31, 1953 (age 70)
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Noel Soderberg
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(m. 1994; died 2003)​
Michele Seiver
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(m. 2010, divorced)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (JD)

John K. Evans III (born October 31, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2020 before resigning due to numerous ethics violations.[1][2][3] Evans served as the chairman of the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until its ethics committee found he violated conflict of interest rules.[4][5] A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. from May 1991 to January 2020, making him the D.C. Council's longest-serving lawmaker. He ran for Mayor in 1998 and 2014, but lost in the Democratic primary both times.[6][7]

  1. ^ Will Sommer (March 15, 2016). "Jack Evans Gets a New Job—And a Big New Potential Conflict of Interest". The Washington City Paper. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Council Period 17 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee and Membership Resolution of 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "John K. Evans, III - Lawyer in Washington, District Of Columbia (DC) District Of Columbia County - legaldirectories.com". www.legaldirectories.com.
  4. ^ Duggan, Paul (January 28, 2016). "Metro board has new leader: D.C. Council member Jack Evans". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ^ McCartney, Robert (June 27, 2019). "Metro has received two federal subpoenas in Jack Evans investigation". Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Gabriel, Trip (April 2, 2014). "D.C. Mayor Is Defeated in Upset at Primary (Published 2014)". The New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "District of DeBonis". The Washington Post.