State Senator - District 12
Aber Kawas
Community organizer and member of New York City's Democratic Socialists of America chapter who was Associate Director of Partnerships at CLEAR from July 2024 to April 2026 and earlier was Advocacy Director at the Arab American Association of NY.
Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City
“I am extremely proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will advance our affordability agenda in Albany.”
— Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City
New York City Democratic Socialists of America
New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America
“When this opportunity opened up, we knew Aber was the perfect candidate to take on this seat and be another leading voice for working-class people in the State Senate.”
— Grace Mausser, co-chair of NYC DSA
Our Revolution
Organization
“Our Revolution is proud to endorse Aber Kawas for New York State Senate District 12 — a community organizer and democratic socialist who has spent more than 15 years fighting alongside working-class New Yorkers.”
— Our Revolution
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