Jack Evans Running In Special Election 10 Days After Resigning

Georgetown DC

27 January, 2020

7:26 PM

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WASHINGTON, DC — Jack Evans, who resigned in January to avoid being expelled from the D.C. Council over ethics violations, intends to run for his Ward 2 seat in the upcoming special election. According to the city's election database, the former D.C. lawmaker filed paperwork Monday for the seat he vacated just 10 days ago. As D.C.'s longest serving council member, Evans has held that seat for 29 years. As of Monday evening, the candidates running against him are: John Fanning (D); Jordan Grossman (D); Yilin Zhang (D); Katherine Venice (R); Patrick Kennedy (D); and Kishan Putta (D). The D.C. Board of Elections is set to hold a special election on June 16 to fill the seat being vacated by Evans. The Ward 2 Democrat is accused of using his standing as a public official to benefit friends and business stakeholders, raising ethics questions and prompting multiple investigations. Earlier this year, groups like the District's Board of Ethics And Government Accountability and O'Melveny & Myers LLP investigated Evans — who was chairman of the Metro Board — over these allegations and found that he violated multiple ethics rules by using his influence to get business for his private consulting work. Evans resigned on Jan. 17 — more than a month after the D.C. Council voted unanimously to recommend that he be removed from office over ethics violations. The 12-0 vote by the ad-hoc committee was historic, given that it was the first time District lawmakers had moved to oust one of their own. SEE ALSO: FBI Raids Home Of Embattled DC Councilmember Jack Evans: ReportJack Evans Dodges Ethics Probe Questions At Meeting He RequestedDC Councilman Jack Evans Slapped With $20K Fine In Ethics ProbeHistoric Vote: DC Council Recommends Expelling Jack Evans