John R. Evans

John R. Evans
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 5th district
In office
January 02, 2001[1] – 2013
Preceded byR. Tracy Seyfert
Succeeded byGreg Lucas
Personal details
Born (1955-02-15) February 15, 1955 (age 69)
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseStephanie
Children3 children
Residence(s)Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania;[2] Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Alma materEdinboro University: BA, Communication Studies; MA, Communications Studies
OccupationAdjunct professor, Penn State University; former Small Business Advocate, Commonwealth of PA; former news anchor
Portrait of Pennsylvania State Senator John R. Evans
Portrait of Pennsylvania State Senator John R. Evans

John R. Evans (born February 15, 1955) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 5th District from 2001 through 2013. Evans' district consisted of parts of Erie County and most of western Crawford County.

Evans is a graduate of Linesville High School, which was merged into Conneaut Area Senior High School. He holds degrees in communications from Edinboro University. Then he went on to become the sports director and later news reporter at WJET-TV in Erie.[2] After broadcasting, he briefly worked for Erie Insurance.[3]

  1. ^ "Session of 2001 - 185th of the General Assembly - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2001-01-02.
  2. ^ a b Evans, John. "About Me". State Representative John Evans. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "John R. Evans - Biography". archives.house.state.pa.us. PA House of Representatives. Retrieved 20 August 2022.