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How Rich Is Kshama Sawant Husband Calvin Priest? Everything About The Seattle City Council Politician

Kshama Sawant Husband Calvin Priest is a social activist who is currently involved in her wife’s campaign, “Kshama Solidarity Campaign.” 

Calvin Priest, well-known as the husband of Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant is a social activist working for the Socialist Alternative organization.

She is a Socialist Alternative member and the one and the only member of the party to be appointed to public office.

Kshahma and her husband have garnered a lot of fame in Seattle as a politician. Continue reading to learn more about the couple.  

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Kshama Sawant Husband Calvin Priest

Kshama Sawant a renowned politician is married to her husband, Calvin Priest in 2016. The priest is a fellow Seattle Socialist Alternative organizer.

In addition, he is seen actively involved in her wife’s campaign, “The Kshama Solidarity Campaign”. 

Kshama’s office has worked alongside movements to win an unprecedented series of renters’ rights laws: 6 months notice for rent increases, relocation assistance of 3x monthly rent, the Move-In Fees law limiting fees & requiring payment plans, winter evictions ban, & many more. pic.twitter.com/F1woi52xG3

— Kshama Solidarity Campaign (@Kshama_SC) December 4, 2021

Calvin has not shared anything about his personal life just as his wife, preferring to focus on political issues rather than oneself.

We can find him on Twitter under the handle, @calvinpriest, where he is seen sharing the work and events performed by Kshama Solidarity Campaign in addition to her wife’s tweet.

He is the second husband of Ms. Sawant. Her first husband was Vivek Sawant, who was an engineer at Microsoft. However, the couple parted ways in 2014. 

Calvin Priest And Kshama Sawant And Their Controversial Net Worth 

The couple Calvin Prest And Kshama Sawant are in a major debate about the value of their net worth. They have been accused of enriching themselves at the expense of the low-income voters they claim to represent.

People are refusing to believe Sawant’s net value for the year 2021, which she revealed to be $550,000.

In addition, People claim that her net worth has more than doubled since 2016 when it was listed as $270,000.

Whatever. Kshama: 1/2 million net worth and a million dollar house. “Marxists.” ? pic.twitter.com/AHI1o0YgTt

— Ginger Snap ?? (@EdgeOfMyTweet) March 24, 2020

The public is also against the grassroots campaign organized to defend her against the recall campaign which she claims to be fueled by the right.

His husband Calvin Priest is the political director of that organization.

Sawant stated that she would only accept an “ordinary worker’s salary” of around $40,000 for her work. The remaining amount would be donated to the Kshama Sawant Solidarity Fund.

However, the majority of the donations were returned to Sawant through Socialist Alternative, according to the news on mynorthwest. 

Is Calvin Priest Available On Wikipedia?

Calvin Priest is a political organizer who is mostly known to support his wife Kshama Sawant.

Although he himself lacks a Wikipedia page, we can find some of his career details on LinkedIn and even on his wife’s biographies.

Even though he has worked in this profession for more than 8 years, he mentions that his earning is not much, and lives a modest life. 

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Lourie Helzer

Update: 2023-12-08