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Dwight is from North Philadelphia. He has an associate of arts from the Community College of Philadelphia and a bachelors degree from La Salle College. 

Dwight has worked as an employment counselor and teacher.

Dwight Evans is currently US representative for Pennsylvania Congressional District 3. He was elected in 2019 and is serving his 2nd term. He served 2 terms as a US representative for Pennsylvania Congressional District 2 from 2016-2019. He has also served multiple terms as a Pennsylvania State Representative for the 203rd Legislative District. 

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Supports funding afterschool enrichment efforts, including sports and arts programs.

Supports expanding pre-kindergarten and early childhood education in communities with struggling schools, with the goal of establishing universal preschool.

Plans to expand pre-kindergarten and early childhood education in communities with "struggling schools" and to eventually establish universal preschool programs.

- Supports funding afterschool enrichment efforts, including sports and arts programs.
- Plans to expand pre-kindergarten and early childhood education in communities with "struggling schools" and to eventually establish universal preschool programs.

Education

Supports increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage.

Believes that building a bank at every neighborhood crossroad will help promote urban development.

Supports approving temporary businesses in order to revitalize unused spaces.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage.
- Believes that building a bank at every neighborhood crossroad will help promote urban development.
- Supports approving temporary businesses in order to revitalize unused spaces.

Economy

Supports expanding school-based health centers to provide comprehensive care, including preventive services, routine exams, and treatment for various illnesses, to students nationwide, especially in schools with the greatest needs.

Wants to improve school health centers to provide comprehensive care, including preventive services, routine exams, and treatment for various illnesses, especially in schools with the greatest needs.

- Wants to improve school health centers to provide comprehensive care, including preventive services, routine exams, and treatment for various illnesses, especially in schools with the greatest needs.

Healthcare

As of September 30, 2024, Dwight Evans’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Energy & the Environment

Supports expanding neighborhood policing efforts by creating more police satellite offices, especially in high-crime neighborhoods.

Supports expanding neighborhood policing efforts by creating more individual police sites, especially in high-crime neighborhoods.

Supports expanding HUD’s “Cop Next Door” program to incentivize officers to live in higher crime areas, fostering visible presence and community relationships.

Wants to expand the “Cop Next Door” program to incentivize officers to live in higher crime areas and promote community relationships.

Supports establishing city gun courts to address gun-related offenses.

Believes in bringing back specialized city gun courts to address gun-related offenses.

- Supports expanding neighborhood policing efforts by creating more individual police sites, especially in high-crime neighborhoods.
- Wants to expand the “Cop Next Door” program to incentivize officers to live in higher crime areas and promote community relationships.
- Believes in bringing back specialized city gun courts to address gun-related offenses.

Public Safety

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Dwight Evans

Dwight is from North Philadelphia. He earned a bachelor's degree from La Salle College. 

Dwight Evans is currently US representative of Congressional District 3. He was first elected in 2016 and is serving his 4th term. 

Supports repealing the “Prior Use” Restriction on Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitation to modernize historic school buildings.

Believes a wider range of afternoon sports and arts programs will help more kids succeed and stay in school.

Supports providing additional funds for children enrolled in the National Student Lunch Program.

Supports the 529 College Savings Plan, which allows families to save for college tax-free.

Supports creating more affordable housing to relieve high housing costs.

Believes that to attract more businesses and create jobs, there needs to be more workforce and affordable housing, as well as innovative housing solutions like micro-units.

Believes recent economic developments are "a step in the right direction" after a history of being "BS."

Supports incorporating measures to improve traffic flow and create space for bicyclists and pedestrians during routine street paving and maintenance.

Supports incentivizing non-chain retail to create distinct character in communities.

Believes the program should be replicated nationwide and supports Congress and the Federal Reserve in making it happen.

Supports creating low-cost banking services in underserved neighborhoods, citing California’s “Bank On” Initiative as a model for providing accessible banking without minimum balances or strict identification, and allowing those with poor banking history to open accounts after financial education.

Believes that building a bank at every neighborhood corner will help promote urban development.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage.
- Believes that building a bank at every neighborhood corner will help promote urban development.
- Supports approving temporary businesses in order to revitalize unused spaces.

Supports legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational use.

Supports increasing funding for the Family Savings Account program.

Believes marijuana was scheduled based on stigma, not science, and supports cannabis legalization.

Believes cannabis should be descheduled with federal regulations to protect public health and safety.

Supports the rescheduling of cannabis for medicinal and research purposes, noting its potential benefits for veterans and individuals with chronic diseases.

Supports creating a regulatory framework for the safe growth, manufacturing, prescription, sale, and consumption of cannabis by adults.

Supports reclassifying cannabis to a lower schedule under the Controlled Substances Act.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Supports financial management counseling for new customers to ease the transition for the previously unbanked.

Believes in being a "tenacious" legislator who fights for the people he represents, rather than a "go-along-get-along" type.

Believes the primary election is where "change could take root."

Supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore voting rights to felons who have completed their prison sentence.

Supports reforming the Central America Free Trade Agreement.

Supports networking and career opportunities in foreign policy through volunteer work, internships, and job fairs with various government agencies and military service academies.

Supports the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Supports the Obama administration's foreign policy initiatives, believing they effectively modeled the Pennsylvania initiative in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

Believes addressing unscrupulous practices targeting financially stressed active-duty military families should be a federal priority.

Supports eliminating zoning and other barriers to urban agriculture.

Supports Pennsylvania’s TreeVitalize Program, a public-private partnership aimed at restoring urban tree cover and educating citizens on the benefits of trees.

Supports New York City's initiative to create the world’s largest and fastest free public Wi-Fi network by replacing its payphones.

Supports promoting green spaces and clean environments.

Supports TreeVitalize's efforts to plant trees in Pittsburgh, saying "In the City of Pittsburgh, TreeVitalize has planted over 17,000 trees since 2008."

Believes in addressing the over 450,000 brownfield sites nationwide, as reported by the EPA, to improve environmental and public health outcomes.

Supports federal funding to remove "forever chemicals" from drinking water in Pennsylvania, with $37.5 million allocated by the EPA.

Believes in "pro-active, community-centered policing" and supported adopting New York’s "broken windows" policing in Philadelphia.

Believes the federal government should support policing programs that reduce crime and promote quality of life and economic growth.

Supports using existing public data to enhance police efficiency and inter-departmental cooperation in New York City.

Believes that in places like schools and community centers, a responsible adult should be available to contact someone, such as a youth worker or a parent, to assist the youth.

As of October 3, 2024, Dwight Evans’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Dwight Evans is a U.S. Representative serving on the Ways and Means Committee. He previously worked as a state representative and was the first African-American Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

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