Kevin Johnson seeks to unseat congressional incumbent in 3rd District
Rev. Kevin Johnson is aiming to go from the pulpit to Congress.
Johnson, a political newcomer, will compete in the May 15 Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District.
He will face off against incumbent Dwight Evans, a Democrat who has represented the 2nd District since 2016. The newly crafted congressional district put in place this year will move Evans from the 2nd to the 3rd district.
As Johnson prepares to compete for the Democratic line against Evans, he assailed the incumbent’s nearly four decades in the State House and said, “It’s time for change.”
“I am not a career politician,” Johnson said during a recent Philadelphia Tribune editorial board meeting. “I am a person who is committed to the community. … When you look at someone who has been in office for nearly 40 years, that’s not change. We have to begin to plan for the future of Philadelphia.” Read More