U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, who suffered a stroke in May, was not in Washington voting this week as his colleagues prepared to vote on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

Longtime Philadelphia Congressman Dwight Evans announced last May that he had suffered a stroke. Recovery and rehab for Evans lasted for months. He’s now back serving a new term in congress.

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans was in his Washington office Tuesday afternoon overlooking the U.S. Capitol but he planned to leave ...