[3] Evan Jenne attended the Florida State University, where he graduated with a degree in political science in 1999, and then a Master of Public Administration in 2002.

In 2006, following the inability of State Representative Tim M. Ryan to seek re-election due to term limits, Jenne ran to succeed him in the 100th District, which stretched from Dania Beach to Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County.

During his first term in the legislature, he authored legislation that "would compensate a 6-year-old boy born with brain damage because of negligence by South Broward Hospital District employees" and that would allow victims of sexual assault to be granted leave by their employers.

He faced Edward Bender, an independent candidate, when he ran for re-election in 2010, and earned the endorsement of the Sun-Sentinel, which praised Jenne for his "pro-consumer record" and for "crossing the aisle and working with House Republicans to get things accomplished.

"[6] Instead, because Schwartz was term-limited in 2014, Jenne ran to succeed her in the 99th District,[7] which stretches from Dania Beach to Southwest Ranches in southern Broward County.