Former longtime midcoast state legislator dies at age 73

Former longtime midcoast state legislator dies at age 73

Jeffrey Evangelos, a former state legislator who shunned party labels as a passionate defender of many causes, died Wednesday at the age of 73. “How do you sum up somebody like Jeffrey Evangelos. He was so passionate about criminal justice reform,” said Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland. “It broke his heart that very few of his suggested bills on reform got through the House and Senate. He could be stubborn and outrageous, but had a clear moral fram…