Political career
Before his election to the House of Representatives Evangelidis was a member of the Holden Finance Committee. [3]
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In April 2002 Evangelidis announced that he was going to be a candidate for election to the first Worcester District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [3] On September 17,2002,in his first bid for elective office,Evangelidis won the Republican nomination for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Evangelidis won the nomination over former Holden,Massachusetts Selectman Mark S. Ferguson by 53 votes. In that primary 2,568 votes were cast for Mr. Evangelidis vs. 2,515 for Mr. Ferguson. [4]
On November 5,2002,Evangelidis was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives [5] defeating incumbent Democratic Representative David C. Bunker Jr. Evangelidis garnered 10,646 votes to 7,854 for Bunker. From January 2003 to January 2011. Evangelidis represented the 1st Worcester district made up out of the central Worcester County,Massachusetts communities of Holden,Westminster,Hubbardston,Oakham,Princeton,Rutland,and parts of Sterling. [6]
2009 Massachusetts House Republican Party Leadership contest
In November 2008,Evangelidis announced that he was going to run for House Minority Leader,the top Republican post in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [6] [7] In the January 2009,leadership vote,Evangelidis lost the contest to incumbent House Minority Leader,Bradley Jones,Jr.,by two votes,9-7. [8]
Worcester County Sheriff
On January 25,2010 Evangelidis announced that he was going to run for Worcester County Sheriff. He was elected Sheriff in the Massachusetts state election held November 2,2010. [9]
Evangelidis was re-elected in November,2022. [9]
Massachusetts Port Authority
In April 2015,Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker appointed Evangelidis to the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors,Baker swore Evangelidis onto the board on April 15,2015. He has since been named the chair of the Massachusetts Port Authority. [10]
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