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Former Councilmember Jack Evan’s votes on 2020 legislation:
Former Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans resigned in early 2020 due to extensive ethics violations and public corruption scandals. He was not on the Council for a majority of votes in 2020.
Former Councilmember Jack Evan’s votes on 2018 legislation:
Votes marked in red were the wrong direction for DC.
- Opposed removing criminal penalties for people who don’t pay Metro fare
- Supported amendment maintaining criminal penalties for people who don’t pay Metro fare
- Opposed overriding the Mayor’s veto of #1 on this list
- Supported additional translation resources in schools and government services
- Opposed funding to end homelessness with new revenue from online sales taxes
- Supported Initiative 77 repeal—which silenced DC voters and maintained the $3.89/hour “tipped wage”
- Opposed a compromise amendment on Initiative 77, which would have raised the $3.89/hour “tipped wage” for at least some employees
- Supported letting debt collectors take money out of more people’s paychecks
- Supported more public restrooms downtown
- Supported requiring more notice to tenants in the event of an eviction
- Supported limits on rent increases for rent-controlled apartments when new tenants move in
- Supported closing rent-control loophole that allowed landlords to manipulate rent hikes
- Supported high-quality childcare for all families and expanding health services for low-income parents and their babies
- Supported 100% clean energy in DC by 2032
- Supported a ban on campaign contributions from corporations that contract with the DC government
Former Councilmember Jack Evan’s votes on 2016 legislation:
More than anyone else on the council, Councilmember Evans consistently votes in ways that block or slow economic justice at work, a right to housing, and government for the people.
Councilmember Evans’ votes that held DC back:
- Opposed fair scheduling for part-time workers
- Opposed universal paid family and medical leave
- Supported diverting paid family and medical leave funds to pay employers, rather than employees
- Supported putting control of paid family and medical leave benefits in the hands of bosses, rather than the democratically elected government
- Opposed guaranteed access to in-suite bathroom for shelter residents
- Supported restricting shelter access for people experiencing homelessness
- Opposed extended access to shelters for families in need
- Opposed a slow down of tax cuts for multi-millionaires and huge corporations
- Opposed delaying the millionaires’ tax cut
- Opposed delaying the corporate tax cut
- Supported a contract renewal for Veritas, which mismanaged United Medical Center
- Supported a contract for Corizon, which mismanages prison health systems