Covington served as a legislative aide to state Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, where he worked on critical developments for the Pittsburgh region, including serving as a leadership team member for the Oakland Business Improvement District’s Strategic Plan and a technical advisor for the Oakland Plan.
In 2021, he was elected to serve as Vice President for the Young Democrats of Allegheny County.
He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and Howard University.
[3] Covington worked as an aide to Jay Costa, a member of the Pennsylvania Senate.
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee nominated Covington for an April 2022 special election to succeed Ed Gainey in the Pennsylvania House, he won with .