Darrel earned his associate's degree in psychology from Orange Coast College and his bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University Longbeach. He and his wife have 1 child and live in Lowry Crossing.

Darrel is a senior sales executive for Volie. He previously worked as a regional sales executive for Dealer eProcess, sales account manager for Venture Automotive, account executive of digital advertising sales for Edmunds and account executive for Vitamin T.

Darrel Evans' campaign for state representative of District 289 is his first run for public office. 

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Supports revitalizing unions to strengthen the middle class, improve wages, healthcare, and working conditions.

Believes there is waste of taxpayer money with no oversight.

Supports developing good-paying jobs and infrastructure.

Supports collaboration between cities to expand the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system.

Believes understanding business needs is crucial for economic growth.

Believes addressing financial disparities will uplift workers and strengthen communities.

Believes the gap between wages and the cost of living is a "critical challenge" to Texans' well-being, saying "as prices soar, wages have failed to keep pace, leaving many families struggling to make ends meet."

- Supports revitalizing unions to strengthen the middle class, improve wages, healthcare, and working conditions.
- Believes there is waste of taxpayer money with no oversight.
- Supports developing good-paying jobs and infrastructure.
- Supports collaboration between cities to expand the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system.
- Believes understanding business needs is crucial for economic growth.
- Believes addressing financial disparities will uplift workers and strengthen communities.
- Believes the gap between wages and the cost of living is a "critical challenge" to Texans' well-being, saying "as prices soar, wages have failed to keep pace, leaving many families struggling to make ends meet."

Economy

Supports criminal background checks on all gun sales.

Supports requiring gun owners to lock and store firearms with ammunition separate.

Believes in reinstating "license to carry, including required training" for firearms.

Opposes allowing guns on college campuses.

Supports expanding veteran and mental health courts.

Supports "compassionate immigration with a real path to citizenship."

Supports eliminating private prisons and focusing more on rehabilitation.

Believes more judges and immigration lawyers are needed to address border issues.

Believes people should be treated with dignity regardless of country of origin or port of entry.

Believes "our jails and prisons are full of people committing 'Crimes of Despair'" and supports addressing the root causes of crime.

- Supports criminal background checks on all gun sales.
- Supports requiring gun owners to lock and store firearms with ammunition separate.
- Believes in reinstating "license to carry, including required training" for firearms.
- Opposes allowing guns on college campuses.
- Supports expanding veteran and mental health courts.
- Believes in "reforming our bail system."
- Supports "compassionate immigration with a real path to citizenship."
- Supports eliminating private prisons and focusing more on rehabilitation.
- Believes more judges and immigration lawyers are needed to address border issues.
- Believes people should be treated with dignity regardless of country of origin or port of entry.
- Believes "our jails and prisons are full of people committing 'Crimes of Despair'" and supports addressing the root causes of crime.

Public Safety

Supports improving access to mental healthcare for all Texans.

Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, believing it would improve ER wait times, benefit the elderly, and support pregnant mothers.

Supports preventative programs and early screening for mental health conditions.

Believes many areas lack healthcare facilities, creating a "crisis of care." Plans to build more hospitals and partner with local colleges to create a network of county-run clinics and a sustainable pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals.

Supports providing beds in treatment programs for individuals with significant mental healthcare needs.

Supports providing treatment options for people struggling with substance abuse.

Supports access to various mental health providers, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and marriage & family specialists.

- Supports improving access to mental healthcare for all Texans.
- Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, believing it would improve ER wait times, benefit the elderly, and support pregnant mothers.
- Supports preventative programs and early screening for mental health conditions.
- Believes many areas lack healthcare facilities, creating a "crisis of care." Plans to build more hospitals and partner with local colleges to create a network of county-run clinics and a sustainable pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals.
- Supports providing beds in treatment programs for individuals with significant mental healthcare needs.
- Supports providing treatment options for people struggling with substance abuse.
- Supports access to various mental health providers, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and marriage & family specialists.
- Supports access to abortion care.

Healthcare

Believes current education policies "put special needs kids even further at risk."

Believes student safety is important but methods to achieve safety should "make sense, not harm students, and should be paid by the state, not the school’s budget."

Supports higher salaries for teachers, especially in high cost of living areas, saying "Teachers are public servants that should not need a second job to make ends meet."

Opposes school vouchers which enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Believes a strong public education system is essential for producing qualified workers to maintain Texas's economic competitiveness.

- Believes current education policies "put special needs kids even further at risk."
- Believes student safety is important but methods to achieve safety should "make sense, not harm students, and should be paid by the state, not the school’s budget."
- Supports higher salaries for teachers, especially in high cost of living areas, saying "Teachers are public servants that should not need a second job to make ends meet."
- Opposes school vouchers which enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Believes a strong public education system is essential for producing qualified workers to maintain Texas's economic competitiveness.

Education

Supports creating well-paying jobs in sustainable energy.

Supports using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), solar, geothermal, and wind energy to improve the electrical grid.

Believes climate change is a significant threat and supports policies to address it.

Supports investing in essential infrastructure.

Believes driveway and lawn runoff is the leading cause of water pollution in the DFW area.

Believes that if we do nothing, "the summers will get hotter while the winters get colder, and it’s our grandkids that will suffer."

Believes the preservation of Blackland Prairie is important to prevent further urban sprawl.

- Supports creating well-paying jobs in sustainable energy.
- Supports using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), solar, geothermal, and wind energy to improve the electrical grid.
- Believes climate change is a significant threat and supports policies to address it.
- Supports investing in essential infrastructure.
- Believes driveway and lawn runoff is the leading cause of water pollution in the DFW area.
- Believes that if we do nothing, "the summers will get hotter while the winters get colder, and it’s our grandkids that will suffer."
- Believes the preservation of Blackland Prairie is important to prevent further urban sprawl.

Energy & the Environment

Supports reform to make voter registration easier

Supports expanding how people can vote including overnight voting, early voting, and mail-in ballots.

Believes there should be more polling locations avaliable particularly in lower income areas.

- Supports reform to make voter registration easier
- Supports expanding how people can vote including overnight voting, early voting, and mail-in ballots.
- Believes there should be more polling locations avaliable particularly in lower income areas.

Voting & Elections

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Darrel Evans

Darrel earned his associate's degree in psychology from Orange Coast College and a bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University Longbeach. He and his wife have 1 child and live in Lowry Crossing.

Darrel is a senior sales executive for Volie. he previously worked as a regional sales executive for Dealer eProcess, sales account manager for Venture Automotive, account executive of digital advertising sales for Edmunds, Account Executive for Vitamin T, Inside sales Manager of start-up sales and operations management for LEHR, new orders clerk for Lender Processing Service, lead sales manager for Aglow Technologies and customer service representative for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Darrel Evans' campaign for State Representative for State House District 289 in Texas is his first run for public office. 

Supports strengthening unions and workers' rights.

Believes "smart gun ownership" will enhance safety and reduce fear, especially for children.

Believes a better mental health infrastructure is needed to address rising mental health challenges.

Believes in "more effort to reach men and boys struggling with mental illness."

Supports bodily autonomy in healthcare decisions.

Believes Texans have a right to access healthcare with high-quality primary care providers.

Believes it is vital for everyone to have access to high-quality healthcare, including timely care when ill and affordable regular screenings and check-ups.

Believes the "school to prison pipeline" is a significant issue in Texas and that "young people deserve better."

Believes policies that are not practical for rural areas undermine rural education.

Supports measures to enhance public school safety.

Opposes actions that "undermine the financial stability of public schools."

Believes investing in Texas' future is crucial.

Believes Texas has made voting more difficult than "almost any other state" and questions "Why are Republicans afraid of letting us vote?"

- Supports creating well-paying jobs in sustainable energy.
- Supports using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), solar, geothermal, and wind energy to improve the electrical grid.
- Believes climate change is a significant threat and supports policies to address it.
- Supports investing in essential infrastructure.
- Believes driveway and lawn runoff is the leading cause of water pollution in the DFW area.
- Believes that if we do nothing, "the summers will get hotter while the winters get colder, and it’s our grandkids that will suffer."

Darrel Evans is the oldest of three boys raised by a single mother. He and his wife live in Lowry Crossing with their six-year-old son and various animals, including dogs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, and turkeys.

Darrel Evans is an Advertising Consultant in the automotive industry. He has over twenty years of experience in sales and operations in the propane, marine, restaurant, and automotive sectors.

As of September 12, 2024, Darrel Evans’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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