State Senator
Democrat (DSA) · legislative · State Senate District 1
PA State Senator (SD-1) and DSA member; first Asian American in the PA Senate. Author of the Whole-Home Repairs program and sponsor of Shelter First and Unmask ICE. Source: palegis.us; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikil_Saval.
Author of the Whole-Home Repairs program (state-funded home repair/weatherization) and the Shelter First Act.
Prime sponsor of a digital-advertising tax and expanded state spending on housing and transit.
2 CITED VOTES · IN OFFICE SINCE 2020
Sponsored the Shelter First Act expanding state homelessness funding (circulated July 2025). Source: palegis.us co-sponsorship memos.
Co-sponsored legislation restricting masked/anonymous federal immigration enforcement. Source: palegis.us.
Source: Official government sources (palegis.us, pahouse.com, pasenate.com, senate.gov) & LegiScan (PA) / Keystone Newsroom. Ratings derived from cited 2025 sponsorship/votes: HB 1200 (cannabis legalization, passed House May 2025), HB 150 (medical release, House 111 YES), HB 362 (Solar for All), Whole-Home Repairs / Shelter First. Federal/statewide officers shown as factual, Not-Yet-Rated entries.. Factual data (names, offices, party, districts, contact) is compiled from Ballotpedia and official government sources. Liberty and Parental Rights ratings reflect The Overton Society's editorial assessment and are published only once sourced from a verified record.