Ericka Evans
Commissioner, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services
Government service
Commissioner, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services
Alcohol regulation and state retail operations
Ericka Evans became commissioner of Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services in July 2025. The department regulates and sells alcoholic products in the state, oversees 53 state liquor and wine stores and supports licensing and compliance for more than 4,000 businesses that sell alcohol. [1]
Legal and legislative work
Before the appointment, Evans was executive officer and internal services counsel in the Office of Legislative Services. Her responsibilities included legislative-branch operations and legal guidance on procurement, employment and records management. She had previously been the alcohol department's deputy director of legal and regulatory affairs, overseeing licensing and compliance work. [1]
Earlier legal experience
At the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Evans drafted legislation involving alcohol policy, business regulation, criminal justice and behavioral health. She began her legal career in California in probate and trust litigation, according to her cabinet biography. [1]
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