of the Board of Directors for the Greater Paterson OIC, and as a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Crime and Drugs. She has been an active member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Paterson since 1979, and has served her church in many capacities including Sunday school teacher, usher, and member of both their Civil Rights Commission and Board of Christian Education. Evans and her husband Billie are longtime residents of Paterson’s Eastside. Evans is a mother of two sons, Don and Patrick, and daughter, Karen, and is also a grandmother of nine. Evans did not run for re-election to the Assembly in 2011, thereby ending her service to the legislature effective January 9, 2012. References External links Assemblywoman Evans' legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms 2007 2006 Freeholder Director Elease Evans, Passaic County, New Jersey 1943 births Living people County commissioners in New Jersey Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Politicians from Paterson, New Jersey William Paterson University alumni African-American state legislators in New Jersey African-American women in politics Women state legislators in New Jersey 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women