In 1994, Evans was elected to the Colorado Board of Education.[1][2] He was seated in the 30th district of theColorado Senate in 1998, defeating Barbara O'Grady in the general election.[3][4] He won reelection in 2002, against Jerri Hill.[5][6] Evans did not run in the 2006 election cycle due to term limits,[7][8] and was succeeded in office byTed Harvey.
