Jack Evans (Washington, D.C. politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jack Evans (Washington, D.C. politician)

American politician from Washington D.C.

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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

  • John K.
  • Evans III (born October 31, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer.
  • A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented Ward 2 of Washington, D.C.
  • since 1991, making him the D.C.
  • Council's longest-serving lawmaker.
  • 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.
  • He ran for mayor in 1998 and 2014, but lost in the Democratic primary both times.
  • Evans faced multiple ethics investigations, including using his position on the WMATA board for personal gain.
  • Other investigations found Evans took payments from EagleBank, Colonial Parking, Wilco Construction, Exelon Corporation and other companies with business before the DC Council and WMATA.
  • A federal grand jury investigation of Evans' business relationships included a June 21, 2019 FBI raid of Evans' residence.
  • After reviewing the findings of a Council-funded investigation, all of his colleagues recommended his expulsion from the Council.

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