Nikil Saval

Senator Nikil Saval is a father, husband, writer, and organizer representing the First Senate District in the Pennsylvania legislature, where he serves as Democratic Chair of the Senate’s Urban Affairs & Housing Committee and Chair of the Senate’s Philadelphia Delegation. His office led the creation of the nationally acclaimed Whole-Home Repairs Program, which establishes a one-stop shop for home repairs and weatherization.

Saval has written extensively for The New York Times and The New Yorker and served as co-editor of literary journal n+1 (he remains on the board). He is the author of Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace (Doubleday, 2014) and the newly released Rage in Harlem: June Jordan and Architecture (Sternberg Press, 2024).

Find him on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/TikTok: @SenatorSaval. Learn more about his work at www.pasenatorsaval.com