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Joshua Evans (Tennessee politician)

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Joshua Evans
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 13, 2009 – January 13, 2015
Preceded byBob Bibb
Succeeded bySabi "Doc" Kumar
Personal details
Born (1983-06-27) June 27, 1983 (age 41)
McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGreenbrier, Tennessee
Alma materMiddle Tennessee State University (BS)
Websiterepjoshuaevans.com

Joshua G. Evans[1] (born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 66, from 2009 to 2015. He unsuccessfully ran for the Tennessee Senate's 21st District in 2014.

Education

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Evans graduated from Greenbrier High School in 2001. He earned his BS in mass communication from Middle Tennessee State University.[2]

Career

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Tennessee House of Representatives

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  • 2012 Evans was challenged in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,286 votes (71.4%),[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 18,466 votes.[4]
  • 2006 When District 66 incumbent Democratic Representative Gene Davidson retired and left the seat open, Evans ran in the August 3, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 2,114 votes (52.6%),[5] but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Democratic nominee Bob Bibb.[6]
  • 2008 Evans and Representative Bibb were both unopposed for their August 7, 2008 primaries,[7] setting up a rematch; Evans won the November 4, 2008 General election with 13,983 votes (52.4%) against Representative Bibb.[8]
  • 2010 Evans was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 7,039 votes,[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,941 votes (61.7%) against Democratic nominee Billy Paul Carneal.[10]

Robertson County politics

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After Carol Dugger resigned from the Robertson County Commission in April 2017, Evans sought to fill the vacancy.[11] He was one of two candidates who requested to fill the seat. Evans secured the seat with a 13-7-3 vote from the commission.[12] In January 2018, Evans announced his candidacy in the Robertson County mayoral election to succeed term-limited mayor Howard Bradley.[13] He was defeated by Billy Vogle in the general election.[14] Evans ran again for the mayoralty in 2022, but lost to incumbent mayor Billy Vogle.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Joshua Evans' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rep. Joshua Evans". capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "August 3, 2006 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  11. ^ Young, Nicole (March 21, 2017). "Robertson Commissioner Dugger resigns, plans out-of-county move". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  12. ^ Young, Nicole (May 16, 2017). "Former State Rep. Joshua Evans secures Robertson Commission seat". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "JOSHUA EVANS ANNOUNCES BID FOR COUNTY MAYOR IN 2018". smokeybarn.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "Election 2018: Robertson County final results". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Nixon, Katie (August 4, 2022). "How Robertson County voted in the 2022 Aug. General ElectionHow Robertson County voted in the 2022 Aug. General Election". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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