Dwight Evans

DWIGHT EVANS, Democrat, of Philadelphia, PA; born in Philadelphia, PA, May 16, 1954; education: graduate, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973; B.A., La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1975; professional history: teacher; member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1981-2016 (chairman, House Appropriations Committee, 1990-2010); election history: elected simultaneously to represent the 2nd District in the 114th and the 115th Congresses, by special election, on November 8, 2016, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah; elected to the 3d District for the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018; reelected to each succeeding Congress.