Evans contested the Republican Party primary in 2020 for the open seat in District 3 of the Iowa House of Representatives, losing to Dennis Bush.[2][5] Evans was a candidate for the Iowa Senate during the 2022 election cycle.[3] He defeated Anthony LaBruna in a Republican party primary for District 3,[6][7] winning 64.7 percent of the vote to LaBruna's 35.1 percent.[8][9] In the 2022 general election, Evans ran unopposed.[9] During the campaign, Evans expressed support for gun rights, parental involvement in education, and the abolition of abortion.[10]
Personal life
Evans married Midge Loats, a native of Alta, in 1984.[11][12] The couple raised two children and reside in Aurelia.[11][13]
^Helton, Elijah (8 May 2022). "GOP primary hopefuls debate in Gaza". N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 9 November 2022. The reason the rest of our constitutional amendments stay intact is because we have the right to defend ourselves against a government, that, well, you don't have to go too far outside our borders to see what's happening," Evans said... Evans has made gun rights a central plank of his platform and also championed support for rural schools... Evans agreed, saying parental involvement is already best practice. He also cited his decades in public education. "Northwest Iowa has some of the best schools in the state, bar none... When you look at the graduation rates in the state of Iowa, we're one of the leaders in the nation. Obviously we're doing some things right." ... Evans was in a similar camp, using the same term Dieken has used: Abortion abolition.
