Jake Evans, the former chairman of the Georgia Ethics Commission, is seeking the Republican nomination for the 6th Congressional District seat.
Evans is an attorney who said he is running “to usher in the great comeback to retake America.”
He describes himself as a “conservative trailblazer” and mentioned the 1994 Republican resurgence that led to former Congressman Newt Gingrich becoming Speaker of the House when he represented the 6th District.
“The Northern Arc of metro Atlanta is a thriving, dynamic region that cares about education, public safety, national defense and fair trade,” Evans said in a statement.
“But we’re stuck with a member of Congress who only cares about one issue – taking away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans and leaving them defenseless against out-of-control crime. We need change, and I’m here to offer bold, conservative leadership that delivers an America First agenda to restore the values that make this country exceptional.”
That’s a reference to current Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, whose main priorities include gun control.
Evans (you can view his campaign website here) is the second Republican this week to announce a challenge to McBath, following an announcement by former legislator Meagan Hanson.
They both have employed strong conservative language in a 6th District that includes East Cobb, North Fulton and Sandy Springs and North DeKalb. Those political dynamics figure to be affected by reapportionment later this year.
The East Cobb area remains a GOP stronghold in a 6th District that has been trending Democratic elsewhere.
Most recently Evans has advocated for counting “only legal votes” during the 2020 presidential election. He also supports and defends election reforms passed by the Republican-led legislature that led to Major League Baseball moving this year’s All-Star Game away from Truist Park.
Evans resigned from the ethics commission on June 30 after five years amid speculation of a Congressional run.
He’s from Lithia Springs and earned a bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Georgia.
A newlywed, he and his wife Bayley, also an attorney, live in Cobb County.
“As the representative for the 6th District, I’ll fight for Georgia, not against it like the radical Left,” Evans said, “and we’ll once against have a conservative voice in Congress who has the courage to stand up to the Woke Mob and Cancel Culture and to fight for the conservative principles that made America the greatest country on earth.”
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