Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington and U.S. Senator, died Friday at the age of 98. In a statement given to The Seattle Times, sons Dan Jr., Mark and Bruce Evans wrote that their father ...

In many ways, former three-term Washington governor and U.S. Sen. Dan Evans, who died at age 98 last month, was the Goldilocks politician. While centrism is out of fashion these days — too often ...

SEATTLE — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too ...

Daniel J. Evans, a moderate Republican, who was governor of Washington and represented the state as U.S. senator, died on Friday. He is pictured in 1985.

He was mentioned as a possible running mate for President Gerald Ford in 1976. Never a fan of Ronald Reagan, Evans supported Ford in 1976 and initially backed George H.W. Bush in 1980.