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| FIELD |  Aber KawasNY · Democratic | |
|---|---|---|
| Race | New York State SenateDistrict 12 | · |
| Outcome | AdvancedGeneral election nominee · 2026-06-23 | · |
| Piker connection | campaign appearance2026-06-18 · NYC-DSA slate rally | · |
| Campaign stance on Piker | embracedAppeared on the NYC-DSA slate whose closing rally Piker headlined.The Indypendent via LeftNews ↗ | · |
| Party-line breaks | 2/8+2 partial | · |
| Israel aid | Partial / adjacentState-level candidate; treats Palestine solidarity as organizing infrastructure rather than a federal aid vote.NYC-DSA questionnaire ↗ | · |
| Abolish ICE | Partial / adjacentYears of organizing against surveillance and deportation; no explicit abolish-ICE statement documented here.NYC-DSA questionnaire ↗ | · |
| Single-payer | Not documented | · |
| DSA | DocumentedNYC-DSA slate candidate.The Indypendent via LeftNews ↗ | · |
| Police / prisons | Not documented | · |
| BDS | DocumentedBacks BDS activity and the Not On Our Dime campaign.NYC-DSA questionnaire ↗ | · |
| Anti-AIPAC | Not documented | · |
| vs. incumbent | Not documented | · |
| Issue tags | · | |
| Top flashpoint | BDS and anti-Zionism are the defining flashpointsCritics characterize BDS and Not on Our Dime as discriminatory toward Israel or Jewish institutions; Kawas and allied organizers characterize them as nonviolent pressure against occupation and settlement support. | · |
| Their response | Kawas argues that efforts to criminalize BDS suppress political speech and that her organizing has consistently fought both antisemitism and anti-Arab racism. | · |
| Why it fits Piker | Kawas brings together Palestinian organizing, immigrant defense, labor politics, BDS advocacy, and a DSA strategy of turning movement campaigns into state power. | · |
| Election status source | Shenker Russo & Clark ↗ | · |
Blank cells mean no documented position in the file, not a denial. Every documented cell links its source. See the full matrix →