Dwight Evans (politician)

Dwight Evans
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Incumbent
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	(1954-05-16) May 16, 1954 (age 70) 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.