About Richard Evans
Richard Evans was an American physician and politician.
Richard Evans is an American physician and politician from Maine. Evans, a Democrat, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022, representing the 120th district. He is a surgeon at Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. He is African-American and became the first Democrat to represent the overwhelmingly white district in 30 years. He served as a member on the Joint Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.
Growing up in a poor part of Houston, Texas, Evans earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Chemistry from Howard University and a Doctorate of Medicine from Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson Medical College.
In 2024, Evans ran for the Maine Senate in the 4th district. He was defeated by incumbent Republican Stacey Guerin,15,267 votes to 7,926.
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