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John Evans (Pennsylvania)

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John Evans
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 5

Education

Bachelor's

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1984

Graduate

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist

John Evans (b. February 15, 1955) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 5 from 2001 to 2012.

Evans earned his B.A. in Speech Communications and his M.A. in Communication Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and 1999, respectively.

From 1980 to 2000, Evans worked as a reporter for WJET-TV of Erie, Pennsylvania. He has also worked as a communications specialist for Eric Insurance Group.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Evans served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Evans served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Evans did not run for re-election in 2012.

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Evans won re-election to the 5th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in both the May 18 Republican primary and the November 2 general election.[1]

Pennsylvania State House, District 5
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png John Evans (R) 14,026 100.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Evans won re-election to the 5th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with 16,766 votes, defeating Democrat John Alward (9,073).[2]

Evans raised $124,965 for his campaign, while Alward raised $2,964.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 5 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png John Evans (R) 16,766 64.9%
John Alward (D) 9,073 35.1%

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Personal

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Evans is single.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 2, 2014
  3. ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House spending, 2008," accessed May 2, 2014
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Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 5
2001–2012 		Succeeded by
Greg Lucas (R)


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