Nikil is married to his wife, Shannon, and they have 2 sons.

Nikil was previously elected leader of South Philadelphia’s Second Ward, co-founded Reclaim Philadelphia, and volunteered as a labor organizer with UNITE HERE. 

Nikil Saval is a state senator in State Senate District 1. He was first elected in 2020 and is serving his first term. 

Supports expanding union rights and addressing employer opposition to organized labor in Pennsylvania.

- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Supports expanding union rights and addressing employer opposition to organized labor in Pennsylvania.

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Supports expanding funding for Pennsylvania's Pre-K Counts and Head Start programs to eliminate waiting lists and increase access to high-quality early childhood education.

Supports building fossil-free schools and fully funding public education.

Supports expanding maintenance capacity in schools to ensure repairs and safety improvements are made quickly and efficiently.

Supports ending the property tax exemption for wealthy institutions and using the proceeds to fund public education.

Supports requiring a transparent and comprehensive assessment of all existing school buildings, planned renovations, and new construction to identify the total need and cost of building and maintaining safe schools for all students.

Supports providing universal free lunch at schools and canceling school lunch debt.

- Supports expanding funding for Pennsylvania's Pre-K Counts and Head Start programs to eliminate waiting lists and increase access to high-quality early childhood education.
- Supports building fossil-free schools and fully funding public education.
- Supports expanding maintenance capacity in schools to ensure repairs and safety improvements are made quickly and efficiently.
- Supports ending the property tax exemption for wealthy institutions and using the proceeds to fund public education.
- Supports requiring a transparent and comprehensive assessment of all existing school buildings, planned renovations, and new construction to identify the total need and cost of building and maintaining safe schools for all students.
- Supports providing universal free lunch at schools and canceling school lunch debt.

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Believes Pennsylvania should fund universal, high-quality, affordable healthcare for its residents.

Believes Pennsylvania should raise wages for home care workers to 150% of the local minimum wage to address the shortage of quality home care, especially for working-class seniors.

Supports paid family and medical leave policies.

Supports contraception and abortion access.

- Believes Pennsylvania should fund universal, high-quality, affordable healthcare for its residents.
- Believes Pennsylvania should raise wages for home care workers to 150% of the local minimum wage to address the shortage of quality home care, especially for working-class seniors.
- Supports paid family and medical leave policies.
- Supports contraception and abortion access.

Healthcare

As of September 30, 2024, Nikil Saval’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Believes in implementing safety solutions that do not increase policing.

Opposes the death penalty, citing wrongful convictions and human rights concerns.

Supports reducing reliance on jails by encouraging investment in education, public health, and housing through grant-based programs and conditioning state funding on ending cash bail and diverting people from the criminal system.

Supports allowing parole eligibility for anyone receiving life sentences, including those convicted of second-degree murder.

Supports allowing parole eligibility for anyone receiving life sentences.

Supports increasing opportunities for second chances by allowing life sentences to be commuted by a majority vote of the Board of Pardons, rather than a unanimous vote.

Supports providing monetary compensation to the wrongfully convicted.

- Believes in implementing safety solutions that do not increase policing.
- Opposes the death penalty.
- Supports reducing reliance on jails by encouraging investment in education, public health, and housing through grant-based programs and conditioning state funding on ending cash bail and diverting people from the criminal system.
- Supports allowing parole eligibility for anyone receiving life sentences.
- Supports increasing opportunities for second chances by allowing life sentences to be commuted by a majority vote of the Board of Pardons, rather than a unanimous vote.
- Supports providing monetary compensation to the wrongfully convicted.

Public Safety

Supports banning fracking and coal mining, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and halting new fossil fuel permitting.

Supports using Pennsylvania's $260 million rebate funding to enhance energy efficiency and clean energy use in homes, and advocates for integrating these funds with the Whole-Home Repairs Program to address neglected rental housing and expand clean energy projects.

Supports phasing out fossil fuels, citing public health risks from fossil fuel infrastructure.

Opposes fracking, believing it harms "the climate, human health, and community vitality throughout the state."

Supports establishing a Just Transition Fund to remediate polluted sites, diversify the economy, and create pathways to good union jobs.

- Supports banning fracking and coal mining, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and halting new fossil fuel permitting.
- Supports using Pennsylvania's $260 million rebate funding to enhance energy efficiency and clean energy use in homes, and advocates for integrating these funds with the Whole-Home Repairs Program to address neglected rental housing and expand clean energy projects.
- Supports phasing out fossil fuels, citing public health risks from fossil fuel infrastructure.
- Opposes fracking.
- Supports establishing a Just Transition Fund to remediate polluted sites, diversify the economy, and create pathways to good union jobs.

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Supports expanding the Whole-Home Repairs Program by leveraging federal funds.

Believes in increasing funding for programs to meet high demand, as seen in Philadelphia.

Supports making all government spending contingent on Project Labor Agreements and Community Benefits Agreements.

Supports promoting and expanding union rights for all workers.

Supports leveraging federal Inflation Reduction Act funding to fully fund the Whole-Home Repair program, aiming to benefit all Pennsylvanians.

Supports ending property tax exemptions for large nonprofit institutions, such as universities and hospitals, to ensure they contribute fairly to local economies.

Believes city schools are unsafe due to "extreme heat, lead, asbestos, and other air pollutants," saying these conditions "routinely force" school closures.

Believes every Philadelphia public school must be safe for students, teachers, and staff.

Believes the national resurgence of the labor movement has positively impacted Pennsylvania.

Believes current healthcare policies are "cruel" and ineffective in addressing "collective challenges."

Believes in the importance of supporting skilled, available, and stable caregivers for long-term care services.

Supports universal long-term care coverage for Pennsylvanians to ensure dignified and stable care for older adults, people with disabilities, and their families.

Supports addressing low wages and inconsistent schedules for paid caregivers, noting that nearly half live in low-income households.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Supports voting rights policies to ensure fair elections.

Believes in prioritizing voting rights and election integrity.

Believes the lack of progress in voting rights is "a clear signal that we have truly failed to reckon with the harm that we’ve caused."

Supports standing alongside Governor Josh Shapiro, indicating alignment with his voting rights policies.

Believes in reviewing public safety laws to ensure effectiveness and address community concerns.

Supports the use of Community Justice Panels for youth in Pennsylvania.

Believes resource extraction has "destroyed the quality of life in resource communities, not enhanced it."

Nikil is married to his wife, Shannon, and they have two sons, Ishaan and Mayukh. 

Nikil Saval currently serves as a State Senator in District 1. He was first elected in 2020 and is showing his first term. 

As of October 3, 2024, Nikil Saval’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Nikil Saval is a State Senator representing the First District in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He previously volunteered as a labor organizer with UNITE HERE.

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