Where did Jack Evans get the cash to afford those fancy Georgetown digs????

[Anonymous]

Anyone???

[Anonymous]

He's of counsel at Patton Boggs.

[Anonymous]

He works at a law firm, accepting two salaries, he bought in DC before the prices skyrocketted, and his wife was probably insured.

[Anonymous]

BTW, the house is god awful ugly and tacky.

[Anonymous]

Wow, I was thinking the same thing!!

is he really of counsel at Patton Boggs? How is that ethical?

[Anonymous]

He and his first wife bought that house when it was a wreck and he and his family made it into a home again. He has a job just like everyone on the council is allowed to have (and he has 't been convicted of stealing from the citizens of this city).

House looked lovely in the paper the other day.

Nice comment about the insurance. I'm sure that was a comfort when she died....

[Anonymous]

How is what ethical? Mary Cheh is a law professor. Council members are allowed to have jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BTW, the house is god awful ugly and tacky.

I thought the house looked beautiful!

[Anonymous]

In addition to him already owning the house for several years, his wife is a designer.
I thought it was very attractive and uncluttered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I was thinking the same thing!!

is he really of counsel at Patton Boggs? How is that ethical?

As long as he doesn't represent someone in District business, I don't see the conflict.

It's pretty common for elected officials at city/county level to have jobs, but they have to scale back hours so that they have enough time to fulfill their duties. Law is good for that.

Also Jack Evans didn't get elected until 38, so he could have saved up quite a bit over 20 years with an MBA and a law degree.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I don't care for his politics (or his taste in interior decorating) but I believe the guy is legit with regard to his finances. I'm sure he bought that house a gazillion years ago when it was much cheaper, too. I'm glad they're able to make that house work for their big blended family.

[Anonymous]

I believe that house was between 200-300K when he bought it.

[Anonymous]

The difference between Evans's job and Cheh's is that a law firm is likely to represent clients with DC contracts; a professor does not have that problem. If you Google, you immediately find possible conflicts involving hotel and gaming interests, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference between Evans's job and Cheh's is that a law firm is likely to represent clients with DC contracts; a professor does not have that problem. If you Google, you immediately find possible conflicts involving hotel and gaming interests, for example.

Note: I Googled "evans patton boggs conflict".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference between Evans's job and Cheh's is that a law firm is likely to represent clients with DC contracts; a professor does not have that problem. If you Google, you immediately find possible conflicts involving hotel and gaming interests, for example.

This view is too simplistic. Cheh is a tenured professor at GWU, which has numerous issues before city agencies from its campus plans (in Foggy Bottom and Foxhall Road) to its hospital. GW is also one of the city's largest employers. There are lots of potenial conflicts of interest resulting from Cheh's work for the university and the council. Hopefully she manages it by recusal in appropriate cases. My point is, it's no more of less than Evans' potential conflicts, just different.