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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 872 

Recognizing the life and the death of Daniel J. Evans, former Senator 

for the State of Washington. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. CANTWELL) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the life and the death of Daniel J. Evans, 

former Senator for the State of Washington. 

Whereas Daniel ‘‘Dan’’ Evans was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1925; 

Whereas Dan Evans graduated from Roosevelt High School 

in Seattle in 1943; 

Whereas Dan Evans enlisted in the United States Navy in 

1943, and served a 3-year tour of duty as an ensign 

aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific during World 

War II; 

Whereas, after World War II, Dan Evans earned a bachelor 

of science degree and a master of science degree in civil 


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engineering from the University of Washington and 

worked as a civil engineer in Seattle; 

Whereas, in 1951, Dan Evans was recalled to the United 

States Navy for the Korean War, where he served as an 

operations officer on a destroyer with the rank of lieutenant and later as an aide to Admiral William K. 

Mendenhall during peace negotiations at Panmunjon; 

Whereas Dan Evans married the late Nancy Bell Evans of 

Spokane, Washington, in 1959 and is survived by three 

sons, Daniel Jr., Mark, and Bruce; 

Whereas Dan Evans was first elected to the Washington 

State House of Representatives in 1956 and served as 

the Republican floor leader from 1961 to 1964; 

Whereas Dan Evans was first elected Governor of the State 

of Washington in 1964 and became the first person in 

Washington State history to serve 3 consecutive terms as 

Governor, winning reelection in 1968 and 1972; 

Whereas Dan Evans served as Chair of the National Governors Association from 1973 to 1974; 

Whereas Dan Evans served as the President of Evergreen 

State College in Olympia, Washington, from 1977 to 

1983; 

Whereas Dan Evans served as the first Chair of the Pacific 

Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning 

Council from 1981 to 1983; 

Whereas, in 1983, Governor John Spellman appointed Dan 

Evans to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the 

death of former Senator Henry ‘‘Scoop’’ Jackson of 

Washington; 


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Whereas Dan Evans was elected to the Senate in a special 

election in 1983, and served as the Senator from Washington from 1983 to 1989; 

Whereas Dan Evans served as Vice-Chairman of the Select 

Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate from 1987 to 

1989; 

Whereas, in 1993, Governor Mike Lowry appointed Dan 

Evans to the Board of Regents of the University of 

Washington; 

Whereas Dan Evans served as the President of the Board of 

Regents of the University of Washington from 1996 to 

1997; 

Whereas, in 1999, the University of Washington Graduate 

School of Public Affairs was renamed the Daniel J. 

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance; and 

Whereas, in 2017, the Olympic Wilderness in Olympic National Park was renamed the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 Daniel J. Evans, former member of the Senate; 

5 (2) the Senate will communicate this resolution 

6 to the House of Representatives and transmit an en7 rolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and 


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1 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands 

2 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the late Daniel J. Evans. 

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