Kshama Sawant
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Kshama Sawant (born October 17, 1973 in Pune , Maharashtra ) is an Indian -American politician who is particularly known for her activities and parliamentary activities for the Socialist Alternative (United States) .
Career
Sawant studied software engineering at the University of Mumbai . However, after moving to the United States to pursue her IT studies, she decided to study economics in the face of social inequality and poverty in the United States . She received her Ph.D. from North Carolina State University . from, then taught at Seattle University and the University of Washington Tacoma .
In 2012, Sawant ran as a write-in candidate for the Washington House of Representatives and competed against incumbent President of Parliament Frank Chopp . With 29% of the vote, she lost the election, but landed a respectable success. The following year she ran for Seattle city council and was elected by less than a percentage point. She made it one of her first tasks to raise the minimum wage . In May 2014, just under four months after taking office, Mayor Ed Murray announced the increase in the minimum wage to $ 15 - which Sawant described as a success of her work. She was re-elected in the following elections in 2015 and 2019.
In 2019, Sawant voted for Bernie Sanders in the course of the primaries for the 2020 US presidential election .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.knkx.org/post/conlin-concedes-socialist-sawant-seattle-council-race
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kshama-sawant-seattle-minimum-wage_n_5249435
- ↑ https://www.socialistalternative.org/2019/02/20/lets-use-bernies-2020-campaign-to-launch-a-mass-working-class-fightback/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sawant, Kshama |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician of Indian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pune , Maharashtra |