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Kyra Hoffner
Kyra Hoffner (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 14. She assumed office on November 9, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Hoffner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 14. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hoffner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kyra Hoffner was born in New York, New York.[1] Hoffner's career experience includes working as a lobbyist with the League of Women Voters, a cannabis advocate with the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network, and a mortgage loan originator with Wells Fargo. She volunteered with NORML.[2][3]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hoffner was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Corrections and Public Safety Committee, Vice Chair
- Elections & Government Affairs Committee
- Housing and Land Use Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee, Chair
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
- Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, Chair
Elections
2022
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 14
Kyra Hoffner defeated Mark Pugh in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyra Hoffner (D)  | 51.8 | 8,404 |
| Mark Pugh (R) | 48.2 | 7,811 | ||
| Total votes: 16,215 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 14
Kyra Hoffner defeated Michael Hill-Shaner, Kevin Musto, Robert Sebastiano, and Sam Noel in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 14 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyra Hoffner | 34.4 | 1,015 |
| Michael Hill-Shaner | 26.9 | 794 | ||
| Kevin Musto | 19.3 | 570 | ||
 | Robert Sebastiano | 10.6 | 312 | |
| Sam Noel | 8.9 | 262 | ||
| Total votes: 2,953 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mark Pugh advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 14.
2020
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 14
Incumbent Bruce Ennis defeated Craig Pugh in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bruce Ennis (D) | 59.5 | 16,492 |
| Craig Pugh (R) | 40.5 | 11,229 | ||
| Total votes: 27,721 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 14
Incumbent Bruce Ennis defeated Kyra Hoffner and Terrell Williams in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 14 on September 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Ennis | 53.5 | 3,333 |
| Kyra Hoffner | 24.7 | 1,537 | |
 | Terrell Williams | 21.8 | 1,360 | |
| Total votes: 6,230 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Wall (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 14
Craig Pugh defeated Terrance Baker in the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 14 on September 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Craig Pugh | 64.6 | 1,712 | |
| Terrance Baker | 35.4 | 937 | ||
| Total votes: 2,649 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kyra Hoffner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hoffner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The right to vote is a fundamental principle of our democracy. When more Americans can participate in our elections, the outcome better reflects who we are. The fight to increase voters’ access to the polls--including expanding early voting, automatic and online voter registration.
- Homelessness will end only if we work from a social justice framework, build a mass movement, and ensure policy and financial support from all levels of government, We need to organize around people and not just issues and take the time and effort to build relationships that cross-class, race and religion. Until we recognize housing as a human right, along with quality education, economic security, and health care, we will not end mass homelessness
- Every child deserves a quality education regardless of financial background, race, gender, or ability in which they are encouraged to be creative and expand their minds. Expansion of universal pre-kindergarten Competitive salaries for teachers and support staff Investing in the arts and after-school programs that keep kids engaged Expanding apprenticeships and technical training for modern careers
Housing -- Housing is a foundational right for economic liberty, and it is imperative that local, state, and federal institutions do everything in their power to provide safe shelter for all.
Healthcare -- Healthcare is a human right, and the most efficient way to ensure this is through Medicare for All. This includes the right to an abortion funded by Medicaid.
Education -- Equitable and free pre-K through college education is a right and is foundational for a democratic and prosperous society.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
We are feeling the effects of expanded flooding, more regular and serious downpour occasions and increasing temperatures. These developing difficulties are focusing on foundation, undermining human and natural communities and overburdening our resources. We must work together to build more capacity, strengthen coordination, support undeserved communities and increase available resources to fund programs and projects that build resilience. We face other squeezing natural difficulties in Delaware, remembering ecological equity for overburdened networks, water quality of our streams and waterways, holding and expanding woods, greening our networks, land safeguarding, clean energy, and solid land use strategy. Further developing local area schooling and commitment on these issues is both a test and a vital piece of the answer for beat these difficulties.
With our ever changing world there are areas that can not be compromised and some refuse to find common ground. I will not sell out the morals of myself or my community to create a bandaid legislation.
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2020
Kyra Hoffner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 9 to June 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 30. |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Delaware State Senate District 14 |
Officeholder Delaware State Senate District 14 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 23, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kyra Hoffner," accessed January 11, 2023
- ↑ Kyra Hoffner Senate District 14, "About Kyra Hoffner," accessed January 11, 2023
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| Preceded by Bruce Ennis (D) |
Delaware State Senate District 14 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
