Aber Kawas becomes first Palestinian American elected to New York State Legislature

Aber Kawas becomes first Palestinian American elected to New York State Legislature Aber Kawas has won her bid for the New York State Senate District 12 seat, taking a 75 percent share of the votes with 90 percent of the votes counted when the race was called by the New York Times. Kawas has made history as the first hijab-wearing Palestinian American to serve in the New York State Legislature. She joins a small list of Palestinian Americans to ever be elected at the state level across the US.