Nikil Saval

Nikil Saval is an American magazine editor, writer, organizer, activist, and political candidate.

Nikil Saval
Born1982/1983 (age 37–38)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
Known foreditor of n+1, Pennsylvania State Senator-elect
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Shannon Garrison
Children1

Early life and education

Saval was born in Los Angeles to parents from Bangalore.[2] He grew up in West Los Angeles.[3] He graduated form Columbia College of Columbia University with a B.A. in 2005 and received a Ph.D. in English from Stanford University in 2014.[2][4]

Career

Saval was a co-editor of n+1,[5], a frequent contributor to The New York Times,[6] and a contributing writer for The New Yorker, covering architecture and design.[7] He still serves on the board of directors of n+1.[8]

Saval's book, Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace (2014), examines the long-term evolution of the office, from its roots in nineteenth century counting houses to the cubicle, and considers how such workplaces, and the lives of its workers, could be improved in the future.[9] His book was a New York Times notable book of 2014.[10]

Saval was a co-founder of Reclaim Philadelphia, an organization that formed out of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign. His group helped elect Larry Krasner to District Attorney in Philadelphia.[11] In 2018, Saval became the Ward Leader of Philadelphia's 2nd Ward.[12]

In 2020, he challenged Democratic incumbent Larry Farnese for his seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate[3], earning the endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders in May 2020.[1] Saval based his campaign around a Green New Deal, prison reform, guaranteed affordable housing, redevelopment of Philadelphia schools, and Medicare For All.[13] Saval was declared to have beaten Farnese in the primary by the Associated Press. As a result, he became the Democratic nominee and de-facto State Senator-elect, as he has no opposition in the general election.[13][14]

Personal life

Saval is married to Shannon Garrison.[2] The couple live in Philadelphia with their son.[3]

He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[3]

Works

Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace (2014) ISBN 9780385536578

Reclaim Philadelphia

References
  1. Bromwich, Jonah Engel (May 28, 2020). "The N+1 Candidate". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. Lamster, Mark (February 2015). "2016 Dallas Festival of Ideas: The Physical City". The Dallas Morning News.
  3. Washington, John (December 20, 2019). "Nikil Saval Is the Most Interesting Politician in America". The Nation.
  4. Kane, Joan (July 2003). "College Honors 78 Students at Awards and Prizes Ceremony". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. "Nikil Saval". Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. "Nikil Saval - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com.
  7. "Nikil Saval". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  8. "About". n+1.
  9. Garner, Dwight (2014-04-24). "The Office Space We Love to Hate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  10. Times, The New York (2014-12-02). "100 Notable Books of 2014". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  11. "Accomplishments". Reclaim Philadelphia. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  12. Brennan, Chris; Walsh, Sean Collins (February 7, 2020). "Vince Fumo's old district is the scene of the latest battle between old and new Philadelphia politics". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  13. Tanenbaum, Michael (June 2, 2020). "Progressive Nikil Saval unseats incumbent Sen. Larry Farnese in Pa. Senate's 1st District primary". Philadelphia Voice. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  14. McCrone, Brian X. (June 3, 2020). "Socialist Is Projected Winner Over Incumbent Democrat for Philly State Senate Seat". NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.


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