FOX 13 Seattle · 2023
Washington teenager writes sex-trafficking education bill
Broadcast interview during the Washington legislative session.
Read / watchMedia & public record
On the record.
Television, print, legislative video, institutional publications, and contemporaneous profiles.
Cover profile · 2023
“Who Runs the World? Girls Like Ria; That’s Who!”
The June 2023 Greet West Bellevue cover and feature trace the education and legislative work behind SB 5355. Feature by Allison Frey; photography by Krista Fleming.
Selected coverage
From Washington to the next state.
KING 5 · 2023
High school senior writes Washington’s trafficking-prevention education bill
Reporting on SB 5355 and its passage.
Read / watchKOIN · 2023
Washington students advocate for sex-trafficking education
Coverage of the legislative effort.
Read / watchDaily Montanan · 2025
Montana senator introduces bill to prevent human trafficking
Coverage of SB 107 and Bahadur’s testimony as author.
Read / watchTown of Yarrow Point · 2023
Resident Ria Bahadur Fighting Against Sex Trafficking
Municipal coverage identifying Bahadur as the drafter of SB 5355.
Read / watchEastside Preparatory School
OSPI · 2023
High School Student Develops Learning Materials to Destigmatize, Prevent Sex Trafficking
Ria’s first-person account of curriculum development.
Read / watchWatch the bill take shape
Committee testimony and broadcast coverage of Mission 5355.
Watch the recordRapporteur moments
Selected STS Forum excerpts and the public science-diplomacy webcast question.
Watch STS ForumSciences Po · Forthcoming
Interview Series: Ria Bahadur, Stanford University
Long-form interview.