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Aber Kawas

Democratic · New York · 2026

Running for New York Senate District 12, New York

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Expand healthcare access and address the housing affordability crisis in Queens
  • Reform immigration policy to protect immigrant communities in the district
  • Address climate change and redirect spending priorities
Biography

Aber Kawas is a community organizer with more than 15 years of experience organizing working-class New Yorkers on issues including minimum wage increases and immigration reform, per her campaign site. She is a co-developer of the Not On Our Dime campaign addressing nonprofit funding practices.

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New York Senate District 12New York · 2026Queens County sample ballot

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