Dwight Evans | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office November 14, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chaka Fattah |
| Constituency | 2nd district (2016–2019) 3rd district (2019–present) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 203rd district | |
| In office January 4, 1981 – November 14, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | James Jones |
| Succeeded by | Isabella Fitzgerald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Community College of Philadelphia La Salle University (BA) |
| Website | House website |
Dwight Evans (born May 16, 1954) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203rd district for over thirty-five years.
Evans defeated incumbent Chaka Fattah in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, and won a special election on November 8, 2016, following Fattah's resignation from Congress after he faced corruption charges. The district, which rebranded to Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in 2019, includes most of Center City, West, and Northwest Philadelphia.