She has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Newland.
With a swing of 5.4 per cent, she defeated the incumbent Liberal Party member, Richard Harvey, who had held the seat since 2018.
Prior to her election to Parliament she was a councillor on the City of Tea Tree Gully Council and was employed as an analyst by a major bank.
[1] Savvas was involved with the Labor Party before she served three years as a councillor representing the Balmoral Ward on the City of Tea Tree Gully Council, taking leave of absence to campaign for Newland in the 2022 state election.
[1][3][5] At the time of the 2022 election, Newland was held by Richard Harvey for the Liberal Party on a margin of just 0.1 per cent.