Joshua Evans (Tennessee politician)

This article is about the Tennessee state legislator. For other people with the same name, see Joshua Evans.

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.

Joshua Evans
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 66th district
In office January 13, 2009 – January 13, 2015
Preceded by	Bob Bibb
Succeeded by	Sabi "Doc" Kumar
Personal details
Born	(1983-06-27) June 27, 1983 (age 41) McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Greenbrier, Tennessee
Alma mater	Middle Tennessee State University (BS)
Website	repjoshuaevans.com

Education

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

Career

Tennessee House of Representatives

• 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

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

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.

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Joshua Evans at Ballotpedia
• Joshua G. Evans at the National Institute on Money in State Politics