Richard Evans (Maine politician) facts for kids

Richard Evans is an American physician and politician from Maine. Evans, a Democrat, has served in the Maine House of Representatives since 2020. 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 serves 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.