Amy Solomon

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Amy Solomon

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 15, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Asheville

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Amy Solomon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 4. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 15, 2020.

Solomon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Amy Solomon earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Elections

2020

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Gerald Brady defeated Jordan Nally in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gerald Brady (D)	70.0	9,330
		Jordan Nally (R)	30.0	3,995

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,325
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Gerald Brady defeated Amy Solomon in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 4 on September 15, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gerald Brady	61.6	3,004
		Amy Solomon	38.4	1,875

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,879
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jordan Nally advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 4.

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Amy Solomon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Solomon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Progressive Democrat who relocated to Delaware in April of 2015 with my husband and my two children. Born in Florida to an Air Force family, I became accustomed to constant relocation across the country. After living in a variety of major cities, I chose to settle and raise my kids in Wilmington, Delaware. The friendliness of neighbors and the ability for the First State to have the same feeling as a small town is something I've come to appreciate. Now, I want to contribute to the betterment of Delaware. Since 2015, Wilmington has improved, and I wants to ensure that it continues to improve by leading with love and positivity. As an active member of the Building People Power Education Issue Campaign, I am in support of the resolution to get rid of SROs. I've come to gain my knowledge of Delaware through varied interests and events as well as experiences with new friends I met at Tower Hill School, The Pilot School, and Christ Church. I met countless families partaking in communal extracurricular activities. While the quarantine has upended some of our familiar routines, my family and I still feel connected to the overall Delaware community. This is the strength and power of Delaware.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Education- "A 4TH grade child who does not read at grade level has a 90% chance of living in poverty, and is fourteen times more likely to go through the prison system." Our children, regardless of background, deserve to be taught the tools they will need to survive. Reading and math are essential tools in the real world. Education and innovation are essential to the prosperity of our society, and in order to perpetuate this prosperity our children, the leaders of tomorrow, need to have access to proper, equitable education.
• A Woman's Right to Choose- Women should be able to rely on their employers and their government to support their rights to choose what they believe is best for their bodies. Delaware needs to ensure the protection of a woman's right to choose and use contraceptives. Contraception is a medical choice, and it should be a medical right no employer or university can take away.
• Sustainability- Environmental justice and education are inextricably linked. Delaware needs a new climate action plan that will ensure environmental justice for Delaware residents while helping to quell the major effects of climate change on our community. All Delawareans, regardless of where they live, should be ensured clean air and water.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Equitable education, protecting women's rights, creating stricter gun laws to ensure our children are safe, and ensuring all Delawareans have access to clean air and water.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I know that I possess what Delaware General Assembly Members need, which is the desire and ability to find the underlying obstacles that cause the disarray of a system so that we may tackle them. My belief system follows the idea that our humanity should triumph in the way we do business, structure education, and provide childcare. Our humanity should guide us as we build our healthcare system, protect ourselves and our environment, and create shelter. The lack of communication and listening between Delaware policy makers and the people who are actively affected by their policies fuels government wide deficits in strategic planning. The lack of leveraging of our combined resources creates cracks and holes that disadvantage the most marginalized members of our community. I am already focused within the community to better our understanding. Using Department of Education (DOE) report cards and Delaware Open Data, I am working to substantiate and prove without a doubt the injustices in our school systems. I also have formally requested a DOE generated educational equity report on Red Clay Schools, because a Red Clay Board Member has asked for proof of systemic racism in her district.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To actively fight against complacency and inertia-two things that keep our State from making productive, progressive change.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Acknowledging and combating systemic racism in our institutions that are meant to serve and benefit ALL of our communities.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Melissa Minor-Brown

Majority Leader:Kerri Harris

Minority Leader:Timothy Dukes

Representatives

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District 2

Stephanie Bolden (D)

District 3

Josue Ortega (D)

District 4

Jeff Hilovsky (R)

District 5

Kendra Johnson (D)

District 6

Debra Heffernan (D)

District 7

Larry Lambert (D)

District 8

Sherae'a Moore (D)

District 9

Kevin Hensley (R)

District 10

Melanie Ross Levin (D)

District 11

Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)

District 12

Krista Griffith (D)

District 13

DeShanna Neal (D)

District 14

Claire Snyder-Hall (D)

District 15

Kamela Smith (D)

District 16

Franklin Cooke (D)

District 17

Melissa Minor-Brown (D)

District 18

Sophie Phillips (D)

District 19

Kimberly Williams (D)

District 20

Alonna Berry (D)

District 21

Frank Burns (D)

District 22

Michael Smith (R)

District 23

Mara Gorman (D)

District 24

Edward Osienski (D)

District 25

Cyndie Romer (D)

District 26

Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)

District 27

Eric Morrison (D)

District 28

William Carson (D)

District 29

William Bush (D)

District 30

Shannon Morris (R)

District 31

Sean Lynn (D)

District 32

Kerri Harris (D)

District 33

Charles Postles (R)

District 34

Lyndon Dean Yearick (R)

District 35

Jesse Vanderwende (R)

District 36

Bryan Shupe (R)

District 37

Valerie Jones Giltner (R)

District 38

Ronald Gray (R)

District 39

Daniel Short (R)

District 40

Timothy Dukes (R)

District 41

Richard Collins (R)

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