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.