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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

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

Education

  • BA, La Salle University, 1975
  • AA, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973

Professional Experience

  • BA, La Salle University, 1975
  • AA, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973
  • Former Teacher, Philadelphia Public School System
  • Former Employment Counselor/Job Developer, Urban League of Philadelphia

Political Experience

  • BA, La Salle University, 1975
  • AA, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973
  • Former Teacher, Philadelphia Public School System
  • Former Employment Counselor/Job Developer, Urban League of Philadelphia
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 2, 2016-2018
  • 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 Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

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

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Small Business

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means)

Member, Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, La Salle University, 1975
  • AA, Community College of Philadelphia, 1973
  • Former Teacher, Philadelphia Public School System
  • Former Employment Counselor/Job Developer, Urban League of Philadelphia
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 3, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 2, 2016-2018
  • 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
  • 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
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- No

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 13
Town Hall on Voting Safely

Tue 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT