Kshama Sawant

Independent · 2026 candidate in Washington

This is a candidate record, not an officeholder record. It carries no voting history because this person does not hold the seat.

2026 candidacies

Washington U.S. House District 9
Independent · state primary ballot
$645K raised
Ballot status from Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division

Prior service stated by the campaign

City Councilmember, Seattle
“for a decade in Seattle, working people had one independent representative” source

Biography, in the campaign's words

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“Former socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant”
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Stated priorities, in the campaign's words

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“Take the big tech and energy corporations into democratic public ownership!”
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“Tax the rich!”
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“Build millions of affordable homes!”
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“Kshama will accept only the average worker’s wage, and donate the rest”
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Stated positions, in the campaign's words

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“Fight AI-related layoffs with a public-sector, living-wage jobs guarantee ✔ Yes”
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“Cancel all student & medical debt ✔ Yes”
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“End all military aid to Israel—full arms embargo ✔ Yes”
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“Free universal public healthcare ✔ Yes”
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“National rent control ✔ Yes”
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“Shut down ICE & the detention centers ✔ Yes”
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“Stop the data centers ✔ Yes”
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Claimed endorsements, in the campaign's words

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“Endorsed by Chris Hedges”
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Campaign site kshamasawant.org, established through an FEC committee filing. Passages are selected automatically and quoted verbatim; the wording is the campaign's, unedited.