Michael Evans (politician)

Michael Evans
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 5, 2016 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byJay Mathis
Succeeded byKeith Jackson
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 2012 – January 5, 2016
Preceded byRuss Nowell
Succeeded byRob Roberson
Personal details
Born
Michael Ted Evans

(1975-09-16) September 16, 1975 (age 49)
Preston, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (since 2020)
Democratic (until 2020)
SpouseHeather Luke

Michael Ted Evans (born September 16, 1975) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 45th District, being first elected in 2011 as a member of the Democratic party and serving till 2024.[1][2][3]

In 2018, Evans ran for the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district.[4] He lost to Michael Guest.[5]

In January 2020, he left the Democratic Party and became an independent.[6]

  1. ^ "Michael Evans". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Michael Evans (Mississippi)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Democrat Michael Evans joins crowd of Republicans running for Congress". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Republican Michael Guest defeats Democrat Michael Evans in #MS03".
  6. ^ Harrison, Bobby (January 7, 2020). "Two House Democrats become independents as new four-year term begins". mississippitoday.org. Retrieved January 18, 2020.