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A structural engineer by profession, Evans served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1956 to 1965 before being elected governor. A Republican, Evans became known for his administration's liberal policies on environmental protection and strong support of the state's higher education system.

From 1977 to 1983 Evans served as the second president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WashingtonOlympia is the capital of Washington, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,514. It is the county seat of Thurston County. Along with the cities of Lacey and Tumwater, Olympia is the focal point of the S, which Evans had created in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio by signing a legislative act authorizing the formation of the college. The largest building on the Evergreen campus is named the Daniel J. Evans Library in his honor. In 1983, Governor John Spellman appointed Evans to the United States Senate to fill a seat left vacant by the death of longtime senator Henry M. "Scoop" JacksonHenry Martin "Scoop" Jackson ( May 31, 1912 September 1, 1983) was a Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. Born in Everett, Washington, Jackson went on to graduate with a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a l. Evans won a special election in 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe and filled the remainder of Jackson's unexpired term, retiring from politics after the 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. elections.

After leaving the Senate in 1989, Evans founded his own consulting firm, Daniel J. Evans Associates. Governor Mike LowryMichael "Mike" Edward Lowry (born March 8, 1939) served as the twentieth governor of Washington from 1993 to 1997. He chose not to run for re-election to a second term due to a sexual harassment scandal in which his deputy press secretary accused him of m appointed him to the Board of Regents of the University of WashingtonThe University of Washington founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. Its primary campus is in Seattle's University District, and it has two branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Locally known as "U Dub," i in 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.; Evans served as the board's president from 1996 to 1997, and in 1999 the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the university was named for him. He is generally remembered as a popular and influential governor and statesman whose strong leadership helped improve Washington during a time of economic and political turmoil.