For over 15 years, Aber Kawas has been on the front lines of movements for working-class New Yorkers — from the Fight for 15 to raise the minimum wage, to organizing for immigration reform, to countering police surveillance and Islamophobia. She helped develop and launch the Not On Our Dime Campaign alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop NY-based organizations from funding Israeli war crimes against Palestinians. As an organizer, Aber saw too many politicians for whom the status quo was good enough. She’s running for State Senate to change that — to take on the affordability crisis, fight for universal services and housing for all, and prevent climate catastrophe.