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Kshama Sawant
| American socialist, economist and programmer Date of Birth: 17.10.1973 Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Activism and Political Career
- Election to Seattle City Council
- Progressive Policies
- Recent Developments
Early Life and Education
Kshama Sawant was born into an Indian intellectual family.
Kshama sawant biography templates
Her father, an engineer, was killed by a drunk driver. Her leftist political views were shaped by her experiences with poverty and the caste system in India.
Sawant earned a computer science degree from the University of Mumbai in 1994.
After immigrating to the US with her first husband, a Microsoft programmer, she pursued graduate studies in economics and earned a PhD from North Carolina State University.
Activism and Political Career
In Seattle, Sawant became a professor of economics, teaching at Seattle Central College, Seattle University, and the University of Washington.
She joined Socialist Alternative, a radical left-wing party.
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