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Dwight Evans' Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (PA) - District 3

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Post Office Box 6578
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Phone: 215-242-3213

7174 Ogontz Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19138

1310 Point Breeze Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19146

1105 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Dwight Evans

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

05/16/1954

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, PA

Home City:

Philadelphia, PA

Religion:

Baptist

BA, La Salle University, 1975

AA, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2019-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2024

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 2, 2017-2019

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 203, 1980-2016

Candidate, Mayor, Philadelphia, 1999, 2007

Candidate, Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 1994

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1986

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Small Business Committee

Former Member, House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access

Former Member, House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations

Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, United States House of Representatives

Former Teacher, Philadelphia Public School System

Former Employment Counselor/Job Developer, Urban League of Philadelphia

Member, Board of Directors, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Former Member, Board of Directors, Public School Employees' Retirement System

Board Member, Concerned Black Men

Founder, Dwight Evans Career Days

Member, Gang of Five

Board Member, National Advisory Committee, Leadership for Healthy Communities

Member, National Board of Directors, Black Alliance for Educational Options

Member, National Conference of State Legislature's Deficit Reduction Task Force

Co-Chair, National Conference of State Legislature's Hunger Caucus

Member, National Governing Assessment Board

Founder, Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation

Member, Partnership for A Healthy America

Member, Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau

Volunteer, Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative

Founder, Pennsylvania Legislative Commission on Restructuring Urban Schools

Co-Founder, West Oak Lane Charter School

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