SEATTLE — Former socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant announced she will run against 9th Congressional District incumbent Rep. Adam Smith, making some biting remarks about Smith in the process.

In remarks at a news conference on Monday, Sawant touted her accomplishments during her 10-year stint on the council.

“Less than six months after my first election, we won the nation’s first major-city $15 an hour minimum wage, a wage that is now the highest in the country at $20.76 an hour because we also won inflation increases. It was after our victory here that the “Fight for 15” spread around the country.

“In 2020, we won the Amazon Tax, which raises hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the city’s wealthiest businesses to fund affordable housing. So yes, it is possibl

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