Complex sentence: John Victor Evans, Sr. (January 18,1925--July 8,2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 27th Governor of Idaho and was in office for nearly ten years, from 1977 to 1987.
Split into simpler sentences: John Victor Evans, Sr. (January 18,1925--July 8,2014) was an American politician from Idaho. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state's 27th governor and was in office for nearly ten years, from 1977 to 1987.