Representative Evan H. Jenkins

Evan H. Jenkins served as a Representative from West Virginia in the United States Congress from 2015 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Evan H. Jenkins contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Evan H. Jenkins’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Evan H. Jenkins participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Evan Hollin Jenkins (born September 12, 1960) is an American politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, joining the Court in 2018 and serving as chief justice in 2021. He resigned from the court on February 4, 2022. He served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 2015 to 2018. He is a Republican, having switched his party affiliation from Democratic in 2013. Jenkins was a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 5th district, which contains Cabell County and a small portion of Wayne County. He served in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature in Charleston over the course of 20 years, having been elected as a member of the House in 1994, and elected to the Senate in 2002. He gave up his seat to run in the 2014 congressional election, defeating incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall. Jenkins was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018, losing to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the primary election.