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State Senator, District 12

Unofficial result: Won — Aber Kawas (Democratic)

Source: enr.boenyc.gov

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic

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.

Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for, Data Privacy 1 for,

Republican

Han-Khon To came to New York as a refugee in 1980 and worked as a phlebotomist at Kings County Hospital. He has called for more jobs, more police funding, deporting undocumented immigrants, and keeping gas power alongside solar.

Sources: elections.ny.gov2