Joshua Evans | |
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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 | McComb, Mississippi, U.S. | June 27, 1983
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Greenbrier, Tennessee |
Alma mater | Middle Tennessee State University (BS) |
Website | evansforsenate |
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.
Evans graduated from Greenbrier High School in 2001. He earned his BS in mass communication from Middle Tennessee State University.[2]
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]