Early Life and Education
Randy Evans was born in Dublin, Georgia on September 24, 1958. Evans grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia, where he graduated from Northside High School in 1976. He was awarded a debate scholarship to West Georgia College in Carrollton, Georgia. Evans was elected in 1979 as President of the West Georgia College Student Government Association. Evans graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, in 1980. While a student at West Georgia, Evans volunteered for Newt Gingrich's 1976 losing and 1978 winning campaigns. In 1979, Evans lived in the basement of Gingrich’s Virginia home while he interned for the freshman congressman. Evans graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1983, Magna Cum Laude.
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