Jonathan Derrick Evans (born April 2, 1985[1]) is an American far-right politician and convicted felon who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 19th district from December 1, 2020, to January 9, 2021.

[4] Before pursuing elected office, Evans was known as a confrontational local anti-abortion protester who, over the course of 2018 and 2019, harassed patients, staff, and volunteer escorts at the only clinic in West Virginia that performed abortions.

In addition to shouting abuse, Evans would livestream himself repeating clinic workers' names over and over and screaming their personal details.

Democratic State Delegate Danielle Walker said that Evans referred to her as "satanic" and equated her support for LGBTQ rights to defending pedophilia.

[7] Evans was embroiled in controversy during his 2020 campaign stemming from his membership in a Facebook group chat in which homophobic and Islamophobic language was used.

Fellow Delegate John Mandt, an alleged participant in the group chat, claimed that the messages attributed to him were fabricated but nonetheless announced his resignation.

[9][10] After announcing plans for a run in January 2023,[11] Evans challenged incumbent Congresswoman Carol Miller in the 2024 Republican primary.

Social media posts by Evans depict him traveling to Washington, D.C., with a busload of fellow Donald Trump supporters.

[14][15] The Associated Press notes that in a video of Evans as he was attempting to breach the Capitol, he also could be heard chanting Trump's name repeatedly.

[14] Evans subsequently denied involvement in any destruction of property that took place during the riot, claiming that he was "simply there as an independent member of the media to film history.

[11] In 2023, Evans renounced his admissions of guilt for his actions on January 6, claiming to be a victim of political persecution and labeling himself as a "J6 Patriot" shortly after announcing his candidacy for a United States House of Representatives seat.

Alongside fellow rioters Brandon Straka and Simone Gold, he was a speaker at a session titled "True Stories of January 6: The Prosecuted Speak.