Dan Evans, Republican former governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98
Briefly

"Dan Evans lived an exceptionally full life, whether serving in public office or mentoring aspiring public servants. He kept signing up for stuff right until the end."
"Evans was a dominant force in Washington politics for decades; he was the only person to be elected governor three times until current Gov. Jay Inslee."
"As governor, he created the nation’s first state Department of Ecology, which President Nixon used as a model for the Environmental Protection Agency."
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