Nikil Saval

Senator Nikil Saval represents Pennsylvania’s First Senatorial District in Philadelphia. He is known for his commitment to justice for working people and coalition building, stemming from his background as a labor organizer. As Democratic Chair of the Senate’s Urban Affairs & Housing Committee and Chair of the Senate’s Philadelphia Delegation, he focuses on housing, mass incarceration, wage, and climate issues.

He championed the Whole-Home Repairs Program to address home repair needs in Pennsylvania and create local jobs. Saval is also a writer, with publications in The New York Times and The New Yorker, and has served as co-editor of n+1. He authored Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace and has another book, A Rage in Harlem: June Jordan and Architecture, forthcoming.