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When not working on balancing DC's budget or approving legislation, Jack spends his time addressing the dozens of goals and challenges which arise daily in the 13 distinct neighborhoods of Ward 2. These include: Chinatown, Shaw, Mount Vernon Square, Logan Circle, Blagden Alley, Dupont Circle, Sheridan-Kalorama, Foggy Bottom/West End, Georgetown, Burleith, Hillandale, Penn Quarter, and Downtown Washington (including the White House and the Mall). At the Council, Jack serves as Chair of the Council's Committee on Finance and Revenue, which oversees the District's finances and tax policy. In addition to earning a reputation as one of DC's toughest budget and tax stewards, Jack has used this Committee to secure approval of many major legislative tax reforms. Jack worked vigorously towards: reducing tax rates; simplifying DC's antiquated Tax Code; promoting tax breaks for working families; and property tax relief for small businesses. Jack also serves on two standing Council committees - Economic Development and Public Safety and the Judiciary. As a member of the Economic Development Committee, Jack has brought a number of high profile projects to Ward 2 – the Verizon (MCI) Center, the new Convention Center, Gallery Place, Whole Foods in Logan Circle, among many other projects. He is currently working on the Market at O Street project in Shaw, the new Marriott Convention Center Hotel, redeveloping the old Convention Center site, and reusing the Dupont Downunder site. Additionally, Jack served as the key architect in the early '90s of rules ensuring the creation of more than 2,000+ downtown housing units; authoring and working for years to secure passage of legislation establishing Business Improvement Districts (BIDs); and crafting DC's most ambitious affordable residential housing program. Jack also served as the Council's representative to two of the region's most important entities: the Board of Directors for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority/WMATA (Board Chair, 1994 and 1997) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments/COG (Board Chair, 1995). Aside from being Councilmember, Jack's work in DC politics and organizations, includes:
Jack, 55, is a native of Pennsylvania. He received an economics degree with honors (cum laude) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1975, and a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law in 1978. He began practicing law at the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Enforcement and currently serves as Of Counsel at Patton Boggs law firm. Jack and his children (the triplets - Katherine, John and Christine - age 11) live in Georgetown with their golden retriever Kelly. Jack's wife, Noel, passed away in September 2003 after a long battle with cancer.
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The Washington Ballet, founded in 1976 by Miss Day, and under Septime Webre's artistic directorship since 1999, presents the finest in classical and contemporary ballet, including masterworks by Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, present day choreographers Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Nacho Duato, Trey McIntyre, Val Caniparoli, Artistic Director Septime Webre, and Choo-San Goh who was resident choreographer and later associate artistic director during his eleven years with the Company. The Company also presents a full season each year at the Kennedy Center and the Warner Theatre and tours nationally and internationally to critical acclaim, boasting a roster of dancers from the Dominican Republic, China, Cuba and the United States. In addition to reaching a broad audience, The Washington Ballet commits itself to involving the entire Washington, DC community through extensive dance education and outreach programs. Through its flagship program DanceDC, a language arts program in the Washington, DC schools and the opening of THEARC, a joint-use facility that delivers first-rate programs and services of cultural, health, recreation and human development organizations to residents east of the Anacostia River, the Ballet strives to reach the community with its various programs. Throughout its 60-year history, The Washington Ballet has steadily progressed as a major force in the dance world and in its community. Today, over 60 years after the first classes took place in Mary Day's living room, The Washington Ballet and The Washington School of Ballet continue to provide exceptional training in the classroom and breathtaking performances in the theater.
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Jack Evans, Councilmember for Ward 2, was first elected to the Council of the District of Columbia in a 1991 special election and re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2001, Jack was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chair Pro Tempore (Vice Chair) of the DC Council.
