Dwight Evans

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Dwight Evans
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Pennsylvania State House District 203
Incumbent
In office
1981 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 32
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1980
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sLa Salle College, 1975
Associate'sCommunity College of Philadelphia, 1973
Personal
Birthday05/16/1954
Place of birthPhiladelphia, PA
ProfessionTeacher
Websites
Office website
CandidateVerification

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Dwight Evans (b. May 16, 1954) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 203.

Evans earned his associate's degree from the Community College of Philadelphia in 1973. He went on to receive his bachelor's degree from La Salle College in 1975. He then attended Graduate Work at Temple University from 1975 to 1976.

Evans' professional experience includes his work in the following positions: Employment Counselor/Job Developer for the Urban League of Philadelphia, and Teacher for the Philadelphia Public School System.

In 1986, Evans was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, but he was not elected. He was also a candidate in the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary in 1994. He ran for the office of Mayor of Philadelphia in both 1999 and 2007 as well, but was not elected in either case. Evans has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 1981. He represents the 203rd District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013-2014 legislative session, Evans did not serve on a committee.

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Evans did not serve on a committee.

2009-2010

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Evans ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 203. Evans defeated Lamont Thomas in the Democratic primary on April 24 and was unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 203, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgDwight Evans Incumbent 100% 27,080
Total Votes 27,080

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Evans won re-election to the 203rd District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Libertarian Michael Muhammad in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 203
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Dwight Evans (D) 18,484 98.2%
Michael Muhammad (L) 339 1.8%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Evans won re-election to the 203rd District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 26,727 votes running unopposed.[4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 203
Candidates Votes Percent
Dwight Evans (D) Green check mark.jpg 26,727 100.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Evans received $1,410,534 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]


Issues

Political positions

Debt negotiations

Evans is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[6] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[7]

Personal

Evans is single.

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  4. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  5. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
  6. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed September 26, 2011
  7. ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 203
1981–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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