Former Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans announced this week that he will seek the Democratic nomination for District Council Chair — pitting him against former colleague and incumbent Chair Phil Mendelson. A resident of Georgetown, Evans represented Ward 2 on the Council from 1991 to 2020. Two years ago, Mendelson appointed Evans to a volunteer position on the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The 72-year-old Evans told The Georgetowner on Jan. 29: “I’m running to bring new leadership, along with institutional knowledge and experience” — to work with the younger Council members. Meanwhile, Mendelson — Council Chair since 2012 — told the Washington Post this week: “Elections are about voter choice, and I welcome that voters will have a choice with this election.”