This is an accepted version of this page Evan Hollin Jenkins (born September 12, 1960) is an American politician and judge.

[3] Jenkins was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018, losing to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the primary election.

[8][9] He was the executive director of the West Virginia State Medical Association, and taught business law as an instructor at Marshall University.

[15] In July 2013, Jenkins announced he was switching to the Republican Party in preparation for a run at West Virginia's 3rd congressional district seat, held by 19-term Democrat Nick Rahall.

"[16] West Virginia's 3rd district had long been a Democratic stronghold on the congressional level, but had been swept up in the growing Republican tide that had consumed the state since the turn of the century.

[26][27][28] In addition, Jenkins's victory, along with those of Alex Mooney and David McKinley, meant that West Virginia had an all-Republican House delegation for the first time since 1923.

On May 8, 2018, exactly one year after announcing his bid for the Republican nomination, Jenkins lost the primary, coming in second place to Morrisey.

[4][35] On September 5, 2017, President Trump formally rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

DACA allows certain undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit.

Jenkins said, “President Obama overstepped his constitutional authority by creating the DACA program through an executive order.

"[36] Jenkins feels that some Environmental Protection Agency regulations are too strict, such as those affecting the coal industry and the use of wood-burning stoves.

[45] Jenkins was then elected on November 6, 2018, to fill a remaining six-year term as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia due to the resignation of Robin Davis.