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American politician from Colorado For other people with the same name, see Frank Evans (disambiguation).

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Frank Evans


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	John Edgar Chenoweth
Succeeded by	Ray Kogovsek
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office 1961–1964

Personal details
Born	Frank Edward Evans (1923-09-06)September 6, 1923 Pueblo, Colorado
Died	June 3, 2010(2010-06-03) (aged 86) Beulah, Colorado
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Denver
Occupation	Attorney

Frank Edward Evans (September 6, 1923 – June 3, 2010) was an American lawyer, politician, and World War II veteran who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1965 to 1979.

Early life and education

Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Evans attended public schools in Colorado Springs. He entered Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1941.

World War II and early career

During World War II, he interrupted his education in 1943 to serve in the United States Navy as a patrol pilot from 1943 to 1946.

He attended the University of Denver for his B.A. (acquired in 1948) and his law degree, LL.B., which he received in 1950. He was admitted to the bar in 1950 and began the practice of law in Pueblo.

State house

He served as member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1961 to 1964.

U.S. House

Evans was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Legacy

Until his death he was a resident of Beulah, Colorado.

In 1970, he was instrumental in having the Federal Citizen Information Center established in Pueblo. After Evans' death in 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law renaming the building the "Congressman Frank Evans Government Printing Office Distribution Center." It is also known as the Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building.

Electoral history

1964 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans	85,404	51%
	Republican	John Chenoweth (Incumbent)	81,544	49%
Total votes			166,948	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1966 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	76,270	52%
	Republican	David W. Enoch	71,213	48%
Total votes			147,483	100%
	Democratic hold

1968 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	88,368	52%
	Republican	Paul Bradley	81,163	48%
Total votes			169,531	100%
	Democratic hold

1970 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	87,000	64%
	Republican	John "Jack" Mitchell Jr.	45,610	33%
	Raza Unida	Martin P. Serna	1,828	1%
	Peace Independent	Walter Cranson	1,598	1%
	American Independent	Henry John Olshaw	652	1%
Total votes			136,688	100%
	Democratic hold

1972 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	107,511	66%
	Republican	Chuck Brady	54,556	34%
Total votes			162,067	100%
	Democratic hold

1974 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	91,783	68%
	Republican	E. Keith Records	43,298	32%
Total votes			135,081	100%
	Democratic hold

1976 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Evans (Incumbent)	89,302	51%
	Republican	Melvin Takaki	82,315	47%
	Raza Unida	Alfredo Archer	2,429	1%
	American Independent	Henry John Olshaw	1,186	1%
Total votes			175,232	100%
	Democratic hold

References

"EVANS, Frank Edward - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
Peter Roper (Dec 16, 2010). "Obama makes it official: GPO center named for the late Frank Evans". Pueblo Chieftain.
Peter Roper (Apr 19, 2011). "Document center named for Frank Evans". Pueblo Chieftain.
Pub. L. 111–299 (text) (PDF), 124 Stat. 3269, enacted December 14, 2010
"1964 Election Results" (PDF).
"1966 Election Results" (PDF).
"1968 Election Results" (PDF).
"1970 Election Results" (PDF).
"1972 Election Results" (PDF).
"1974 Election Results" (PDF).
"1976 Election Results" (PDF).

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn Edgar Chenoweth	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd congressional district 1965–1979	Succeeded byRay Kogovsek

v t e Members of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado
1st district	Pence Shafroth Bonynge Rucker Kindel Hilliard Vaile White Eaton Lewis Gillespie Carroll Rogers McKevitt Schroeder DeGette
2nd district	Bell Hogg Haggott Martin Seldomridge Timberlake Cummings Hill Dominick Brotzman McVicker Brotzman Wirth Skaggs Udall Polis Neguse
3rd district	Keating Hardy Martin Burney Chenoweth Marsalis Chenoweth Evans Kogovsek Strang Campbell McInnis Salazar Tipton Boebert Hurd
4th district	Taylor Rockwell Aspinall Johnson Brown Allard Schaffer Musgrave Markey Gardner Buck Lopez Boebert
5th district	Armstrong Kramer Hefley Lamborn Crank
6th district	Schaefer Tancredo Coffman Crow
7th district	Beauprez Perlmutter Pettersen
8th district	Caraveo Evans
At-large	Belford Patterson Belford Symes Townsend Brooks Cook Taylor Keating
Territory	Bennet Bradford Chilcott Bradford Chaffee Patterson

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