Lane Evans

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Lane Evans was an American Democratic congressman from Illinois known for his progressive politics, advocacy for veterans, and early opposition to the Iraq War.

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instanceOf human
politician
advocatedFor mental health services for veterans
veterans' benefits
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1951-08-04
dateOfDeath 2014-11-05
diagnosedWith Parkinson's disease
diagnosisDate 1995
educatedAt Augustana College
Georgetown University Law Center
endTimeOfPositionHeld 2007-01-03
ethnicGroup White American
linked to: Whites
familyName Evans
givenName Lane
knownFor advocacy for veterans
early opposition to the Iraq War
progressive politics
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps Reserve
notableWork Gulf War veterans' rights advocacy
veterans' health care legislation
occupation lawyer
politician
opposed 2003 invasion of Iraq
placeOfBirth Rock Island, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath East Moline, Illinois, United States
politicalAlignment progressive
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th congressional district
United States representative
linked to: U.S. Representative
precededBy Tom Railsback
reasonForRetirement health concerns related to Parkinson's disease
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict Illinois's 17th congressional district
residence Rock Island, Illinois, United States
retiredFromCongress 2006
serviceEnd 1971
serviceStart 1969
sexOrGender male
startTimeOfPositionHeld 1983-01-03
stateRepresented Illinois
succeededBy Phil Hare

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