Dwight Evans

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 3

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4001

@RepDwightEvans

evans.house.gov

5

Congresses Served

5

House Terms

May 16, 1954 (70 years old)

Birthday

  • Serving as a U.S. representative since 2016
  • Previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for over thirty-five years
  • Defeated incumbent Chaka Fattah in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district in 2016
  • District rebranded to Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in 2019
  • Grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the Community College of Philadelphia and La Salle University
  • Worked as a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia and as a community activist for the Urban League
  • Has never married and is private about his personal life
  • Announced recovery from a minor stroke in 2024
  • Unsuccessfully ran for higher office four times before election to Congress
  • Early supporter of impeaching President Donald Trump, voting for both the 2019 and 2021 impeachment resolutions
  • Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
  • Voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
  • Introduced legislation banning Confederate monuments on federal property following the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Supports public health option bills, a $51 billion plan to fight gun violence, and a $63 billion "Housing Is Essential" plan
  • Voted for President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill, which includes the $1 billion Reconnecting Communities initiative
  • Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack and was sanctioned by the Russian government in 2022 for supporting aid to Ukraine