{{Short description|American politician (born 1948)}} {{about||the American author of the New Thought movement|Warren Felt Evans}} {{Infobox officeholder |image = Warren Evans 48636877982 (1).jpg |caption = Evans in 2019 |name = Warren Evans |office = Executive of Wayne County |term_start = January 1, 2015 |term_end = |predecessor = Robert A. Ficano |successor = |office1 = 39th Chief of the Detroit Police Department |appointer1 = Dave Bing |term_start1 = July 6, 2009 |term_end1 = July 22, 2010 |predecessor1 = James Barren |successor1 = Ralph Godbee |office2 = Sheriff of Wayne County |term_start2 = January 1, 2003 |term_end2 = July 6, 2009 |predecessor2 = Robert A. Ficano |successor2 = Benny Napoleon |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|30}} |birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
|death_place = |party = Democratic |education = Madonna University (BA)<br>University of Detroit (MA)<br>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 served as the sheriff of Wayne County from 2003 until 2009, and as the chief of the Detroit Police Department from 2009 until 2010. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2009 Detroit mayoral special election.
==Early career== Evans began his career in law enforcement as a deputy with the Wayne County Sheriff's Department in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/PoliceDepartment/ChiefofPoliceWarrenCEvans.aspx |title=CHIEF OF POLICE WARREN C. EVANS |work=City of Detroit |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/warren_evans_opinion_roundup_n.html |title=Warren Evans opinion roundup: Newspapers heart new chief, blogs not so much |work=MLive.com |author=Jonathan Oosting |date=July 7, 2009 |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> and was named sheriff in 2003 and was elected to full terms in 2004 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/08/new_police_chief_warren_evans_1.html |title=New police chief, Warren Evans, aims to tame Detroit streets |work=MLive.com |author=Cory Mandina |date=August 9, 2009 |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.warrencevans2014.com/biography/ |title= BIOGRAPHY |work=Warren C. Evans 2014.com |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref>
==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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/detroit_mayor_dave_bing_names.html |title=Updated: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing names Warren Evans new chief of police |work=MLive.com |author=Jonathan Oosting |date=July 6, 2009 |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> replacing James Barren, who Bing had fired the previous Friday.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/report_detroit_police_chief_ja.html |title=Report: Detroit Police Chief James Barren being fired |work=MLive.com |agency=Associated Press |date=July 4, 2009 |accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref>
Evans was asked to resign by Bing just over a year into his tenure in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hackney |first1=Suzette |last2=Hunt |first2=Amber |date=July 22, 2010 |title=Warren Evans ousted as Detroit police chief by mayor |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100722/NEWS05/7220381/Warren-Evans-ousted-Detroit-police-chief-by-mayor |work=Detroit Free Press |accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Foley |first=Aaron |date=July 22, 2010 |title=Photos of the day: Ex-Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans' love affairs with camera, co-workers |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/photos_of_the_day_ex-detroit_p.html |work=MLive |accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
==Politics== Evans ran for mayor of Detroit<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/detroit-mayoral-candidate-questionnaire-warren-evans/Content?oid=2194174 |title=Detroit Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire: Warren Evans |work=Metro Times |date=January 28, 2009 |accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Portals/0/docs/elections/results/Feb_24_09_Official_Results/Complete%20Summary%20Report.pdf |title=CITY OF DETROIT, WAYNE COUNTY OFFICIAL FEBRUARY 24, 2009 SPECIAL ELECTION |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224045923/http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Portals/0/docs/elections/results/Feb_24_09_Official_Results/Complete%20Summary%20Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxcarolinas.com/story/25301700/warren-evans-to-run-for-wayne-county-executive |title=Warren Evans to run for Wayne County Executive |work=FOX 2 Detroit |author=Dennis Kraniak |date=April 21, 2014 |accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Evans easily won the Democratic primary in August 2014, taking 46 percent of the vote in a ten-person field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20140806/NEWS02/308060081/ |title=Warren Evans wins Wayne County executive Democratic primary |work=Detroit Free Press |author=Marlon A. Walker |date=August 6, 2014 |accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/wayne-county-local-races-results-winners/1825543002/ |title=Wayne: Hunter-Harvill, Vaughn win DPS board seats |author=Candice Williams |work=The Detroit News |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=June 30, 2019}}</ref>
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== {{Election box begin |title=Wayne County Sheriff election, 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/november-8-2008-general.aspx |title=Official Results General election November 4, 2008 |date=November 4, 2008 |accessdate=December 3, 2017}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Warren Evans (I) | votes = 668,863 | percentage = 80.6 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = Taras P. Nykoriak | votes = 133,958 | percentage = 16.1 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = US Taxpayers Party | candidate = Bob Czak | votes = 25,150 | percentage = 3.0 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Write-in candidate | candidate = Write-ins | votes = 1,828 | percentage = 0.2 | change = N/A }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=Wayne County Executive Democratic Primary, 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/august-5-2014-primary.aspx |title=Official Results Primary election August 5, 2014 |date=August 19, 2017 |accessdate=December 3, 2017}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Warren Evans | votes = 68,795 | percentage = 43.9 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = William Wild | votes = 40,928 | percentage = 26.1 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Phil Cavanagh | votes = 15,332 | percentage = 9.8 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Robert Ficano (I) | votes = 9,370 | percentage = 6.0 | change = -92.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Bettie Cook Scott | votes = 4,722 | percentage = 3.0 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Christopher Wojtowicz | votes = 2,643 | percentage = 1.7 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Cindy Darrah | votes = 2,387 | percentage = 1.5 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Sigmunt Szczepkowski | votes = 840 | percentage = 0.5 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Adam Adamski | votes = 670 | percentage = 0.4 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Russell George Leviska | votes = 303 | percentage = 0.2 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Write-ins | votes = 238 | percentage = 0.2 | change = N/A }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=Wayne County Executive election, 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/november-4-2014-general.aspx |title=Official Results General election November 4, 2014 |date=November 18, 2017 |accessdate=December 3, 2017}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Warren Evans | votes = 341,281 | percentage = 69.7 | change = -5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = John Dalton | votes = 133,098 | percentage = 27.2 | change = +2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Libertarian Party (US) | candidate = Keith Butkovich | votes = 14,482 | percentage = 3.0 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Write-in candidate | candidate = Write-ins | votes = 748 | percentage = 0.2 | change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 208,183 |percentage = 42.5 |change = -7.7% }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 489,609 |percentage = |change = -3.4% }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=Wayne County Executive election, 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waynecounty.com/documents/clerk/final_nov2018.pdf |title=Official Results General election November 6, 2018 |date=November 20, 2018 |accessdate=June 30, 2019}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Warren Evans (Incumbent) | votes = 458,238 | percentage = 73.0 | change = +3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = Denis Curran | votes = 163,664 | percentage = 26.1 | change = -1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Write-in candidate | candidate = Write-ins | votes = 3,119 | percentage = 0.5 | change = +0.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 294,574 |percentage = 46.9 |change = +4.4% }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 628,140 |percentage = |change = +28.3% }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
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