Bill Evans

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Bill Evans

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Anchorage Assembly District 6

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Elections and appointments

Last election

April 6, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Cleveland State University

Law

University of Michigan

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Bill Evans was a member of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly in Alaska, representing District 6. Evans assumed office in 2014. Evans left office in 2017.

Evans ran for election for Mayor of Anchorage in Alaska. Evans lost in the general election on April 6, 2021.

Biography

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Evans was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He obtained a B.A. in history and political science from Cleveland State University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan. His professional experience includes working as a police officer and as an attorney.

Evans served in the United States Army as a paratrooper.

2021 battleground election

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar with 50.66% of the vote to Dunbar's 49.34% in a nonpartisan runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska on May 11, 2021. Overseas ballots continued to be counted until May 25, when the Anchorage Assembly certified the results, but Dunbar conceded the election to Bronson on May 21, saying "“it is clear that Dave Bronson will be Anchorage’s next mayor” .

Dunbar and Bronson advanced to the runoff election after the April 6 general election, as neither candidate won more than 45% of the vote. Bronson received 33% of the vote to Dunbar's 31%. No other candidate received more than 15% of the vote.

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	50.7	45,937
		Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	49.3	44,744

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,681
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Bronson (Nonpartisan)	33.0	24,567
✔		Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)	30.9	23,054
		Bill Falsey (Nonpartisan)	12.8	9,551
		Bill Evans (Nonpartisan)	9.5	7,073
		Mike Robbins (Nonpartisan)	7.7	5,766
		George Martinez (Nonpartisan)	3.7	2,753
	Submit photo	Heather Herndon (Nonpartisan)	0.6	451
	Submit photo	Jeffrey T. Brown (Nonpartisan)	0.4	307
	Submit photo	Anna Anthony (Nonpartisan)	0.4	306
	Submit photo	Albert Swank Jr. (Nonpartisan)	0.3	231
	Submit photo	Joe Westfall (Nonpartisan)	0.1	83
	Submit photo	Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Submit photo	Reza Momin (Nonpartisan)	0.1	52
	Submit photo	Jacob Versteeg (Nonpartisan)	0.1	43
	Submit photo	Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)	0.0	31
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	205

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,525
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)

Candidate profile

Bill Evans

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Anchorage Assembly: 2014-2017

Biography:  Evans is a labor and employment lawyer and served in the Anchorage Assembly from 2014 to 2017 representing District 6.

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Key Messages

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Evans said that he supports reevaluating COVID-19 health restrictions in order to help businesses stay open and keep more people employed.

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To address homelessness, Evans said he supports prioritizing temporary shelters over permanent housing, providing additional resources for substance abuse and mental health treatment facilities, and strictly enforcing panhandling restrictions and public nuisance laws. 

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Evans said he would promote economic development by amending municipal planning codes that he says can deter investment and providing tax deferrals and abatements for businesses. 

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Show sources

Sources: Bill Evans for Mayor, "Issues," accessed March 6, 2021; Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s who has filed to run for Anchorage mayor and the Anchorage School Board so far," accessed March 6, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Anchorage in 2021.

Endorsements

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement	Bronson	Dunbar
Individuals
Former Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell (R)	✔
Former State Rep. Mel Gillis (R)	✔
Former State Senator Johnny Ellis (D)		✔
Bill Falsey		✔
Former Gov. Tony Knowles (D)		✔
George Martinez		✔
Mike Robbins	✔
Elected officials
Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R)	✔
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce	✔
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)	✔
Organizations
Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawai’i		✔

2014

See also: Anchorage, Alaska city council elections, 2014

Elections for the Municipal Assembly of Anchorage, Alaska were held on April 1, 2014. Bill Evans defeated Pete Nolan and Bruce Dougherty in the contest for District 6, Seat K.

Municipal Assembly of Anchorage, Alaska - District 1, Seat B, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Bill Evans	41.1%	3,869
	Nonpartisan	Pete Nolan	19.6%	1,848
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Dougherty	38.8%	3,657
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	0.5%	45
Total Votes				9,419
Source: Anchorage, Alaska Municipal Clerk

Campaign themes

2021

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Anchorage Municipal Assembly, District 6 2014–2017	Succeeded by Suzanne LaFrance