Daniel Jackson Evans (born October 16, 1925) is an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and as United States senator representing Washington State from 1983 to 1989. Described as a moderate Republican, particularly on social and environmental issues,[2] Evans supported Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican nomination for president in 1968 and refused to endorse Richard Nixon, despite giving the keynote address at that year's Republican National Convention.[3] He was considered for the Republican vice presidential nomination that year, as well as in 1976. As of 2023, he is the only living former Republican governor of Washington.