Eli Evankovich (born 1982) is a
Republican
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Political ideology
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former member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented Pennsylvania's
54th district, which includes parts of
Westmoreland and
Armstrong counties.
Evankovich was born and raised in
Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Murrysville, known formally by its legal name in its Charter as The Municipality of Murrysville, is designated as a home rule status community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 20,079 at the 2010 census. I ...
, and is a graduate of Franklin Regional High School and the
University of Pittsburgh
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.
In
2010, Evankovich challenged and defeated 10-year incumbent
John Pallone, winning 60% of the vote, while claiming that his victory was "...an indictment of the system, not of the person..."
Following a motorcycle accident in 2016, Evankovich announced he would not run for re-election in 2018. In June 2018 he announced his intentions to resign from the legislature.
He was CEO of Premier Automation of Monroeville, PA from August 2018 to September 2020.
References
External links
State Representative Eli Evankovichofficial caucus website
Eli Evankovich (R)official PA House website
Elect Eli Evankovich for State Representativeofficial campaign website
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Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Living people
University of Pittsburgh alumni
1982 births
21st-century American politicians
People from Murrysville, Pennsylvania