In their own words: Evans

November 8th 2006: African American Chamber of Commerce Annual Luncheon.

Five of the likely or declared candidates for mayor attended this event at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street. Click on the links below to see how State Representative Dwight Evans responded to the African American Chamber's questions.

1. Evans explains what he would do to increase the participation of minority-owned firms in city contracts.
2. Evans talks about reducing incidents of violent crime.
3. Evans is a big proponent of school choice as he explains in this video.

September 11th 2006: State Representative Dwight Evans responds to House Speaker John Perzel plan to use state funding to hire new police officers in communities throughout Pennsylvania. Click here for Evans in his own words.

July 28th 2006: State Representative Dwight Evans was on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane to discuss the surge in violent crime and the murder epidemic that has Philadelphia in its grip. Evans is the creator of the Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia, a multi-faceted approach to ending violent crime.

Click on the links below to hear Evans, in his own words, on crime:

Evans lays out what he thinks the top priority of government should be: safety and security.

Evans explains that the city needs to approach the issue of public safety from several different angles but most of all stick with it over the long term.

Using New York as an example, Evans explains how, with the commitment of several mayors over a long period of time, the crime rate in a major city can be brought down.

Evans points to the successes he's had as a state representative in the 203rd District and compares that to the record of one of his unnamed opponents.

Click here to listen to the entire hour long interview that includes Professor Lawrence Sherman, a criminologist from the University of Pennsylvania.