Nikil Saval
Nikil Saval | |
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Saval in 2022 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Farnese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
| Spouse | Shannon Garrison |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Known for | Co-editor of n+1 |
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Nikil Saval (born December 27, 1982) is an American writer, editor, journalist, organizer, and politician who has served since 2021 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 1st district, representing most of South Philadelphia and all of Center City Philadelphia, alongside much of the Riverwards and parts of Southwest Philadelphia. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he is the first Asian American elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate, as well as the current Chair of the State Senate’s Philadelphia Delegation and Democratic Chair of the State Senate’s Urban Affairs & Housing Committee.