Dwight Evans

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd district

Representative
Pennsylvania, district 2
November 14, 2016 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 2
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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May 16, 1954 (70 years old)

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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