Evans, Dwight E., 1954-

<p>Dwight E. Evans (born May 16, 1954) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district since 2019. The district, numbered as the 2nd district during his first term, includes most of Center City, West, and Northwest Philadelphia. His district covers a portion of Philidelphia.</p>

<p>He defeated incumbent Chaka Fattah in the Democratic primary election, and won a special election on November 8, 2016, following Fattah's resignation from Congress after he faced corruption charges. He previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203rd district located in Philadelphia County.</p>

<p>Evans grew up in the Germantown and West Oak Lane sections of Philadelphia and is a graduate of the Community College of Philadelphia and La Salle University. After graduation, he became a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia and a community activist for the Urban League.</p>

EVANS, Dwight, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 16, 1954; graduated from Germantown High School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1971; A.A., Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.,1973; B.A., La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1975; teacher, Philadelphia, Pa., public schools; employment counselor, Urban League of Philadelphia, Pa.; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1980-2016; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 1986; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1994; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., in 1999 & 2007; elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and the One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Chaka Fattah, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (November 8, 2016-present).