Aber Kawas
Democratic · NY
Aber Kawas is a community organizer with experience in worker, immigrant-rights, and civil-liberties advocacy. Her public profile emphasizes health care, housing, transportation, climate, and immigrant protections.
Where Aber Kawas stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Aber Kawas testified before the New York City Council in support of the Right to Know Act, urging police-officer identification and informed consent before searches.
June 29, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Aber Kawas testified before the New York City Council for comprehensive language-access legislation and asked the city to expand its designated languages to include Arabic and French.
November 17, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Aber Kawas testified before the New York City Council in support of the Right to Know Act, urging police-officer identification and informed consent before searches.
June 29, 2015Supports Data Privacy
Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Aber Kawas publicly backed New York City's multilingual outreach and legal resources for immigrant and Muslim residents and called for stronger sanctuary protections.
February 8, 2017Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyc.gov
Aber Kawas testified before the New York City Council for comprehensive language-access legislation and asked the city to expand its designated languages to include Arabic and French.
November 17, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov
Track record — General
General · 1 record
New York City Democratic Socialists of America publicly listed Aber Kawas among its endorsed 2026 state-legislative candidates.
January 13, 2026
Source: socialists.nyc
Past race Aber Kawas ran in:
- State Senator, District 12 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 12; New York