Warren Evans
Executive of Wayne County
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byRobert A. Ficano
39th Chief of the Detroit Police Department
In office
July 6, 2009 – July 22, 2010
Appointed byDave Bing
Preceded byJames Barren
Succeeded byRalph Godbee
Sheriff of Wayne County
In office
January 1, 2003 – July 6, 2009
Preceded byRobert A. Ficano
Succeeded byBenny Napoleon
Personal details
Born (1948-12-30) December 30, 1948
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMadonna University (BA)
University of Detroit (MA)
Michigan State University (JD)

Warren Cleage Evans (born December 30, 1948) is an American law enforcement official, lawyer, and politician serving as the county executive of Wayne County, Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Evans previously served as the chief of the Detroit Police Department from 2009 to 2010, and as the Wayne County Sheriff from 2003 to 2009.

Early career

Evans began his career in law enforcement as a deputy with the Wayne County Sheriff's Department in 1970.[1] Evans rose through the ranks of the department, serving as Undersheriff, the department's second-in-command officer from 1987 through 1991. Evans became the director of administration for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners in 1991 and created the Wayne County Department of Community Justice and served as its director from 1992 to 1997. He rejoined county government in 2001 as chief of Special Operations for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in 2001[2] and was named sheriff in 2003 and was elected to full terms in 2004 and 2008.[3][4]

Chief of Police

On July 6, 2009, Evans was named as the 39th Chief of Police of the Detroit Police Department by Mayor Dave Bing,[5] replacing James Barren, who Bing had fired the previous Friday.[6]

Evans was asked to resign by Bing just over a year into his tenure in July 2010.[7] Bing did not give specifics why he asked Evans to resign but said "a combination of things" were met with disapproval, and the department was "compromised in some of the decisions he made." Speculation over Evans' desire to be a reality TV star and a relationship he had with a subordinate in the department contributed to his removal.[8]

Politics

Evans ran for mayor of Detroit[9] in the February 2009 special election caused by the resignation of Kwame Kilpatrick in September 2008. Evans came in fourth in the primary, taking just over 10 percent of the vote,[10] Bing and then-interim Mayor Ken Cockrel, Jr. advanced to the general special election in May.

Evans announced in April 2014 that he was going to seek the Democratic nomination for Wayne County Executive, challenging 3-term incumbent Robert Ficano.[11] Evans easily won the Democratic primary in August 2014, taking 46 percent of the vote in a ten-person field.[12] Evans defeated Republican nominee John Dalton in the general election.

After running unopposed in the Democratic Primary, Evans defeated Republican challenger Denis Curran to win a second-term as County Executive in November 2018.[13]

Warren C. Evans most notable accomplishment during his career was his ability to turn a 52 million deficit into a 121 million dollar surplus within 4 years.

During his second term (2022), Detroit Metropolitan Airport Authority voted unanimously to name a terminal after him. (Warren C. Evans Terminal)

Electoral history

Wayne County Sheriff election, 2008[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Warren Evans (I) 668,863 80.6 N/A
Republican Taras P. Nykoriak 133,958 16.1 N/A
Constitution Bob Czak 25,150 3.0 N/A
Write-In Write-ins 1,828 0.2 N/A
Democratic hold
Wayne County Executive Democratic Primary, 2014[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Warren Evans 68,795 43.9 N/A
Democratic William Wild 40,928 26.1 N/A
Democratic Phil Cavanagh 15,332 9.8 N/A
Democratic Robert Ficano (I) 9,370 6.0 -92.2
Democratic Bettie Cook Scott 4,722 3.0 N/A
Democratic Christopher Wojtowicz 2,643 1.7 N/A
Democratic Cindy Darrah 2,387 1.5 N/A
Democratic Sigmunt Szczepkowski 840 0.5 N/A
Democratic Adam Adamski 670 0.4 N/A
Democratic Russell George Leviska 303 0.2 N/A
Democratic Write-ins 238 0.2 N/A
Wayne County Executive election, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Warren Evans 341,281 69.7 -5.2
Republican John Dalton 133,098 27.2 +2.5
Libertarian Keith Butkovich 14,482 3.0 N/A
Write-In Write-ins 748 0.2 N/A
Majority 208,183 42.5 -7.7%
Turnout 489,609 -3.4%
Democratic hold
Wayne County Executive election, 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Warren Evans (Incumbent) 458,238 73.0 +3.3
Republican Denis Curran 163,664 26.1 -1.1
Write-In Write-ins 3,119 0.5 +0.3
Majority 294,574 46.9 +4.4%
Turnout 628,140 +28.3%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "CHIEF OF POLICE WARREN C. EVANS". City of Detroit. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Jonathan Oosting (July 7, 2009). "Warren Evans opinion roundup: Newspapers heart new chief, blogs not so much". MLive.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Cory Mandina (August 9, 2009). "New police chief, Warren Evans, aims to tame Detroit streets". MLive.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY". Warren C. Evans 2014.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Oosting (July 6, 2009). "Updated: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing names Warren Evans new chief of police". MLive.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Report: Detroit Police Chief James Barren being fired". MLive.com. Associated Press. July 4, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hackney, Suzette; Hunt, Amber (July 22, 2010). "Warren Evans ousted as Detroit police chief by mayor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ Foley, Aaron (July 22, 2010). "Photos of the day: Ex-Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans' love affairs with camera, co-workers". MLive. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Detroit Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire: Warren Evans". Metro Times. January 28, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF DETROIT, WAYNE COUNTY OFFICIAL FEBRUARY 24, 2009 SPECIAL ELECTION" (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ Dennis Kraniak (April 21, 2014). "Warren Evans to run for Wayne County Executive". FOX 2 Detroit. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ Marlon A. Walker (August 6, 2014). "Warren Evans wins Wayne County executive Democratic primary". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ Candice Williams (November 6, 2018). "Wayne: Hunter-Harvill, Vaughn win DPS board seats". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Results General election November 4, 2008". November 4, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Official Results Primary election August 5, 2014". August 19, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Official Results General election November 4, 2014". November 18, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Official Results General election November 6, 2018" (PDF). November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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