Get To Know Summer Lee & Sara Innamorato – The Democratic Socialist Candidates Looking to Represent West Pennsylvania

Check out Elham Khatami‘s article profiling two progressive candidates running for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives as Democratic Socialists – Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato. We get a really detailed look at what motivated both women to run for office, a bit of their history in Pennsylvania, and a better understanding of what each woman wants to bring to her community as a Democratic Socialist and – more importantly – as a concerned citizens of Pittsburgh. After reading the article, be sure to catch up on the latest from Elham Khatami by making sure that you’re connected to Elham Khatami via the social links listed below.

“The commonality between all of us [women Democratic Socialist candidates] is that we… were living out the issues of race and gender and income inequality. And we were victims of that. We were folk who were at the bad end of capitalism.”

Lee added that she thinks it’s both funny and frustrating when people question Democratic Socialism for being too radical and dangerously leftist.

“Everytime we have an interview about socialism, it’s so funny because they’ll say, ‘yeah, but Cuba, but Venezuela,’ and I’m like, ‘but Detroit, but Flint, but Washington, D.C., but Pittsburgh now.’ I’m like, ‘why don’t you do the same thing for capitalism?’ Why aren’t we as critical of the systems that oppress us here?”

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