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DCist: Jack Evans Gets A Second Challenger For His Ward 2 Council Seat

Editor May 17, 2019

Councilmember Jack Evans hasn’t faced a single challenger for his Ward 2 seat since 2008. Now, amid a federal investigation into ethics issues, the embattled lawmaker is facing two.

Washington Post: D.C. Council member Jack Evans faces second challenger in Ward 2

Editor May 16, 2019

D.C. Council Member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), coping with the fallout from a federal investigation into his private dealings with companies affected by decisions of the District government, now faces a second challenger in his re-election…

Elections

Foggy Bottom neighborhood commissioner first to challenge Ward 2’s Jack Evans for council seat since…

James Marshall Apr 17, 2019

Patrick Kennedy not only backed Jack Evans in his 2016 re-election bid for the Ward 2 seat the DC Council member has held since 1991 — he chaired the campaign. But with Evans’ electoral fortunes having taken an uncertain turn amid ethics…

City Paper: Jack Evans Challenger Is First to Test D.C.’s New Publicly Funded Elections Program

Editor Apr 16, 2019

It’s not going well. And a potential second challenger says he would use the public funding option, too.

Washington Post: Jack Evans says he’ll stop outside work, using constituent funds for sports tickets

Editor Apr 11, 2019

Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) said he will stop his outside consulting and legal work, which has sparked an investigation into influence peddling by federal authorities and placed Evans at the center of an ethics scandal.

WAMU: Jack Evans Has A Challenger For His D.C. Council Seat: His Former Campaign Chairperson

Editor Apr 8, 2019

Three years ago, Patrick Kennedy chaired D.C. Council member Jack Evans’s (D-Ward 2) re-election campaign.

Washington Post: Patrick Kennedy to run against embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans in 2020

Editor Apr 8, 2019

Patrick Kennedy, who co-chaired the 2016 re-election campaign for D.C. Council Member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), said Monday that he will challenge the veteran lawmaker who has been ensnared in an ethics scandal.

Washington Post: Facing recall, D.C. lawmaker Jack Evans says he has ‘fiercely advocated’ for…

Editor Mar 28, 2019

D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who is the target of a federal investigation into whether he used his public position for private gain, issued his first response Wednesday to an attempt by some voters to recall him from the office he’s…

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Dupont ANC calls for more safety measures on M Street near cyclist fatality

Kalina Newman Aug 24, 2018

The recent death of a bicyclist following a collision on M Street NW was top of mind this month for Dupont Circle leaders voting on proposed cycling-safety measures. On Aug. 8, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B called for more safety…

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