Billy Lee Evans was an American politician

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 who served in both the Georgia House of Representatives

Georgia House of Representatives

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 and the U.S. House of Representatives

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Evans was born in Tifton

Tifton, Georgia

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, Tift County

Tift County, Georgia

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, Georgia

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, in 1941. He attended public schools and earned his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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. Admitted to the Georgia bar

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 in 1965, Evans began practicing law in Macon

Macon, Georgia

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Evans was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives

Georgia House of Representatives

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 from 1969 to 1976. On November 2, 1976, he was elected as a Democrat

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 to the United States Congress

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. Evans served in Congress from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1983. He was unsuccessful in his campaign for renomination in 1982, losing the primary to J. Roy Rowland

J. Roy Rowland

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Evans is vice president of government relations for a consulting firm in Washington, D.C.

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 and resides in nearby Vienna

Vienna, Virginia

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, Virginia

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. He also serves on the Board of Directors of American Freedom Coalition, an organization founded by Christian Right

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 leader Robert Grant

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 and Civil Rights

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 leader Ralph Abernathy

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