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Last Updated on Monday, 16 June 2008 10:45 Written by rslcpol Monday, 16 June 2008 10:45
From the Pittsburgh-Tribune:
Over the past year, Rep. Dwight Evans has emerged as the most powerful member of the state House. “Dwight Evans is the real powerhouse now in the (Democratic) caucus,” said G. Terry Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.
As chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the affable Evans, 54, of Philadelphia is the fifth-ranking member on the depth chart of Democrats, who control the House by a one-vote margin.
But political analyst Al Neri agrees Evans is No. 1, given his role in overseeing the $28 billion state budget and the “fact that there’s been no hint that he’s been tainted by Bonusgate.”