Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1965, Evans began practicing law in Macon, Georgia.
Evans was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 1976. On November 2, 1976, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Congress.[2] Evans served in Congress from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1983. He was unsuccessful in his campaign for renomination in 1982, losing the primary to J. Roy Rowland, after accusations arose that he had accepted illegal campaign contributions.[3]
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^Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa (1991). The Almanac of American Politics 1992. Washington, D.C. pp. 320–321. ISBN0-89234-051-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
billy, evans, other, people, named, billy, evans, billy, evans, disambiguation, born, november, 1941, american, politician, served, both, georgia, house, representatives, 1969, 1977, house, representatives, 1977, 1983, member, house, representatives, from, geo. For other people named Billy Evans see Billy Evans disambiguation Billy Lee Evans born November 10 1941 is an American politician who served in both the Georgia House of Representatives 1969 1977 and the U S House of Representatives 1977 to 1983 Billy Lee EvansMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 8th districtIn office January 3 1977 January 3 1983Preceded byW S Stuckey Jr Succeeded byJ Roy RowlandMember of the Georgia House of RepresentativesIn office January 13 1969 January 3 1977Succeeded byBurl DavisConstituency81st district Post 3 1969 1973 89th district Post 3 1973 1975 99th district 1975 1977 Personal detailsBorn 1941 11 10 November 10 1941 age 82 Tifton Georgia U S Political partyDemocraticEducationUniversity of Georgia AB LLB Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editEvans was born in Tifton Georgia in 1941 He attended public schools and earned his bachelor s and law degrees from the University of Georgia 1 Career editAdmitted to the Georgia bar in 1965 Evans began practicing law in Macon Georgia Evans was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 1976 On November 2 1976 he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Congress 2 Evans served in Congress from January 3 1977 to January 3 1983 He was unsuccessful in his campaign for renomination in 1982 losing the primary to J Roy Rowland after accusations arose that he had accepted illegal campaign contributions 3 Evans is vice president of government relations for a consulting firm in Washington D C and resides in nearby Vienna Virginia He also serves on the Board of Directors of American Freedom Coalition an organization founded by Christian Right leader Robert Grant and Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy References edit Evans Billy Lee 1941 crdl usg edu Retrieved 2022 04 26 Foreman Laura 1977 03 31 Washington Wife A Life in Limbo The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 04 26 Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa 1991 The Almanac of American Politics 1992 Washington D C pp 320 321 ISBN 0 89234 051 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editUnited States Congress Billy Lee Evans id E000233 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliamson S Stuckey Jr Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 8th congressional districtJanuary 3 1977 January 3 1983 Succeeded byJ Roy Rowland U S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byDick Zimmeras Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byGary Franksas Former US Representative nbsp nbsp This article about a politician from the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Lee Evans amp oldid 1171429493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
