US EditionSeattle's Kshama Sawant Is Running for Congress
- On Monday, Kshama Sawant, who previously served a decade on the Seattle City Council, announced her independent bid for Congress in Washington’s 9th District, aiming to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Adam Smith.
- Sawant ended her decade-long council tenure in 2023 and launched a national labor movement after criticizing Smith’s three decades supporting military spending and corporate interests.
- Sawant emphasized her role in passing Seattle’s $15 minimum wage and the Amazon Tax while pledging to take only an average worker’s salary if elected.
- She labeled Smith a "warmonger" with "blood all over his hands" for backing wars, linking campaign funds to defense contractors and calling for antiwar and pro-worker policies.
- Smith welcomed Sawant’s entry, citing competitive elections as vital for democracy, while Sawant’s campaign signals a contested race in the 9th District for Nov. 2026.
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Kshama Sawant, a Seattle socialist, to challenge veteran WA Democratic congressman
Kshama Sawant, the socialist who served a decade on the Seattle City Council, launched a “working-class, antiwar, anti-genocide” campaign Monday to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Smith in the 2026 election.
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