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Jack Evans

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Jack Evans, Councilmember for Ward 2, was first elected to the Council in a 1991 special election.

Term: Jan. 2, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2017

Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

Office: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 106, NW Washington, DC 20004

Tel: (202) 724-8058 | Fax: (202) 724-8023

Chair of: Committee on Finance and Revenue

Represents: Ward 2

Committees

Committee of the Whole

Committee on Economic Development

Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety

Biography

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, 2004, and 2008. In 2001, Jack was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chair Pro Tempore (Vice Chair) of the DC Council.

As the Ward 2 Councilmember, Jack represents 11 distinct neighborhoods including: Chinatown, 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 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. He also serves on two standing Council committees - Economic Development and Public Safety and the Judiciary.

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 other organizations includes: 

1992, 1996 and 2000 Democratic National Conventions, as well as 2004 Howard Dean DC Co-Chair;
1992 & 1996 Bill Clinton's DC Co-Chair; 2008 Hillary Clinton DC Co-Chair; DC Democratic Party - Jack served as the Treasurer from 1988-1991;
His first elected DC job was Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Chair, 1989-1990;
Jack served from 2001-2003 as Chair of Foundry United Methodist Church's annual AIDS fundraiser, raising more than $400,000.

Jack, 57, 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.

On September 18, 2010, Jack married Michele Price. They live in Georgetown with their six children (Katherine, John, & Christine - age 15; Sam - age 20; Maddy - age 18; and Jack - age 15) and their golden retriever Kelly.

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