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    Kshama SawantAmerican politician
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    Born to H. T. and Vasundhara Ramanujam into a middle-class Tamil family in the city of Pune, India. Sawant was raised … See more

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    • Kshama Sawant is an Indian-American politician and economist who served on the Seattle City Council from 2014 to 2024. She was a member of Socialist Alternative, the first and only member of the party to date to be elected to public office. A former software engineer, Sawant became an economics instructor in Seattle after immigrating to the United States fro… See more

    BornOctober 17, 1973 · Pune, India
    Political partyRevolutionary Workers
    SpousesVivek Sawant (before 2016) · Calvin Priest (m. 2016)
    EducationUniversity of Mumbai (BS) · North Carolina State University (MA, PhD)
    Early political career

    Sawant has indicated that the genesis of her becoming a socialist began in India and was reinforced upon her arrival in the United States, which she described as "the wealthiest country in the history of humanity", … See more

    Seattle City Council

    After her unsuccessful run for the House, Sawant entered the race for Seattle City Council with a campaign organized by the Socialist Alternative. She won 35% of the vote in the August primary election, and advanced i… See more

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