Dwight Evans

Details

Party Affiliation: Democratic
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2016
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: E000296
Chamber: US House
State: PA
District: 3

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

No bills sponsored by Dwight Evans are on file.

Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Retire through Ownership Act	senate	—	Yea
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.	house	—	Absent
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Nay
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

Dwight E. Evans (born May 16, 1954) is an American politician and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203rd district from 1981 to 2016. 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. The district, which was renumbered to become Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in 2019, includes most of Center City, West, Northwest, and South Philadelphia. On June 30, 2025, Evans announced he would not seek reelection in 2026.