Geraldine Fae (née Sparks) Evans (September 6, 1940 – March 30, 2018) was an American politician and teacher. Born in

Blue Earth, Minnesota Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home t ...

, Evans received her bachelor's degree from

Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavus gets its nam ...

, and her master's and doctorate degrees from

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

. Evans taught school in

New Brighton, Minnesota New Brighton is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 22,753 at the 2020 census. History In the mid 18th century, Mdewakanton Dakota tribes lived in the vicinity of New Brighto ...

. She served on the St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board from 1988 to 1992 and was the chair of the school board. Evans was a

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. Evans served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

from 1993 to 1995, from 1997 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2003. Evans died on March 30, 2018 in New Brighton, Minnesota.Gerald Fae 'Sparks' Evans-obituary
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* 1940 births 2018 deaths People from Blue Earth, Minnesota People from New Brighton, Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus College alumni University of Minnesota alumni Educators from Minnesota American women educators School board members in Minnesota Women state legislators in Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub