# Nikil Saval

Nikil Saval is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6f172bc8-50b0-4dd3-aed6-b5fd48b70eeb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f172bc8-50b0-4dd3-aed6-b5fd48b70eeb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Saval sits at −1.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Saval says (PA 2025–26 session)

469 classified statements: 469 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Saval | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.4% | 128 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 14.7% | 10.3% | 94 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 58.2% | 42.9% | 88 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 3.4% | 117 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.8% | 16.1% | 126 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 0.8% | 78 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 21% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Housing and Community Development 19% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Labor and Employment 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Immigration 10% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Education 9.9% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.13 (standard error 0.02), from 1,368 donors and 720 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.8% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 26 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 354. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 29 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1465: An Act establishing the Office of Health Care for the purpose of creating a universal single-payer health care system; providing for powers and duties of the… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1465/
- SB 1364: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1364/
- SB 1363: An Act providing for public utility credit reporting; and imposing duties on public utilities. (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1363/
- SB 1357: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and… (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1357/
- SB 1333: An Act prohibiting employers from using consumer reporting under certain circumstances; and providing for enforcement. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1333/
- SB 1336: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1336/
- SB 1322: An Act providing for solar-ready projects involving a warehouse or distribution center; authorizing tax exemptions and special tax provisions; imposing duties… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1322/
- SR 309: A Resolution recognizing the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for hosting the Pennsylvania Senate for a ceremonial meeting on May 5, 2026, to… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR309/
- SB 1314: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for imposition of tax. (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1314/
- SB 1263: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, providing for prohibiting occupancy limits. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1263/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $288.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111873718460760361
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111968230432788566
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111596571217559612
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111596575462142333
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111134278117728377
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2111134280784970130
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2110836923497660668
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2110501556567044359
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2109718019274572255
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSaval NikilSaval/status/2108180135119913317

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pasenatorsaval.com/
- Campaign site: https://nikilsaval.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorSaval
- X: https://x.com/NikilSaval
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSaval
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsaval/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikilsaval/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendsofnikilsaval7832

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f172bc8-50b0-4dd3-aed6-b5fd48b70eeb