EMILYs List Endorses Kyle Evans Gay in Delaware’s 5th Senate District

For Immediate Release
September 4, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Kyle Evans Gay in Delaware’s 5th Senate District 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Kyle Evans Gay in Delaware’s 5th Senate District. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse Kyle Evans Gay in her bid to flip Delaware’s 5th Senate District from red to blue. From her time with the Office of the Child Advocate to her work with Delaware’s Equal Rights Amendment Now, she has spent her career fighting to ensure that every child, woman, and family has a voice and a fair shot at success. Kyle’s experience and passion make her exactly the kind of leader we need in Dover, where she will be a powerful voice for the people of Senate District 5. We’re excited to stand with Kyle and we look forward to helping elect another pro-choice Democratic woman to the Delaware State Legislature.” 

Kyle Evans Gay is a lawyer, community advocate, and nonprofit leader who has spent her career advocating for Delaware’s most vulnerable communities. She has worked at the Delaware Justice Department, clerked for the Superior Court, and supported foster children in need of representation through the Office of the Child Advocate. Kyle is also the president of the Junior League of Wilmington and a board member of the Delaware Bar Foundation where she offers legal aid services, and Spur Impact Association, a nonprofit that encourages young people to get involved in their communities. She is a graduate of Brown University and Boston University School of Law and lives in Heatherbrooke with her husband Olin and their two daughters.

This cycle, EMILYs List has also endorsed Sarah McBride for Delaware's 1st Senate District. 

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