Carol Hill-Evans
Carol Hill-Evans | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin J. Schreiber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1949 York, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) |
Carol Hill-Evans (born November 21, 1949) is an American politician who has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 95th district since 2017.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Hill-Evans was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania, and graduated from William Penn High School.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Science in business from Penn State York in 2001.[2] She was a member of the York City Council from 2008 to 2016, during which time she served terms as city council vice president and city council president.[4]
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
[edit]Hill-Evans was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016, defeating Republican opponent Joel Sears in the general election.[1] She ran unopposed in the 2018 general election, and fended off Republican challenger Kacey French in 2020.[5][6] She was again re-elected unopposed in 2022, and is running for re-election in 2024.
During her tenure in the state legislature, she has served on the house Committee on Ethics, the Education Committee, the Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Carol Hill-Evans picked to run for the 95th District". Ydr.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Carol Hill-Evans". Legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Carol Hill-Evans". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Rep. Carol Hill-Evans' Biography". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Rep. Carol Hill-Evans - Incumbent candidate running for re-election in PA House District 95". Fox 43. May 12, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Vaughn-Hall, Jasmine (November 5, 2020). "95th state House results: Incumbent Carol Hill-Evans defeats Kacey French". York Daily Record. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- African-American state legislators in Pennsylvania
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- Women in Pennsylvania politics
- Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly