Campaign Phone
302-332-0641
Neighborhood/area of residence
Canal View, Middletown, Delaware
Education
Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice (Park University), Masters of Science in Human Services (Wilmington University), Honorary Doctorate in Humanities (United Graduate College & Seminary International)
Work Experience
(1) Founder, President, CEO of the Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce, (2) Khan Consulting, LLC
Community Involvement
I believe leadership means serving beyond your job. I currently serve on the Board of the World Trade Center Delaware, where I chair the Governance Committee, and support organizations including Survivor Ventures, the Southbridge Truck Bypass Advisory Committee, the ACLU Immigration Coalition, the Lieutenant Governor's IRMC Early Childhood Business Advisory Group, the CASE Committee, and the Smart Justice Coalition. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to serving Delaware families.
Additional Information
I believe government works best when it listens to the people. Throughout my career, I've worked to bring together businesses, nonprofit organizations, educators, and community leaders to solve problems collaboratively. As State Representative, I will continue leading with transparency, accountability, and a focus on improving everyday life for the residents of District 9.
Delaware families are feeling the pressure of rising costs, housing affordability, healthcare expenses, aging infrastructure, and an education system that must better prepare students for the future. We also need greater transparency and accountability in how taxpayer dollars are spent. I will focus on practical, bipartisan solutions that strengthen our schools, support small businesses, expand affordable housing, improve workforce development, invest in safe communities, and ensure government remains transparent, responsive, and accountable to the people it serves.
Homelessness is a housing issue, an economic issue, and often a healthcare issue. We need to expand affordable and workforce housing, strengthen eviction prevention programs, increase access to mental health and addiction treatment, and improve supportive housing services for those facing long-term challenges. I also support stronger partnerships between state agencies, nonprofits, local governments, and the private sector to better coordinate resources and help people regain stability, employment, and permanent housing.
As a responsible gun owner for more than ten years, I believe we can protect both constitutional rights and public safety. I support safe firearm storage, universal background checks, appropriate screening and licensing, and Delaware's assault weapons ban. We must also invest in community violence prevention and mental health resources. There is no single solution, but I believe responsible laws, strong enforcement, and community partnerships can help reduce gun violence while respecting the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Quality healthcare should be affordable and accessible for every Delawarean. We must strengthen primary care, expand mental health services, improve maternal and senior healthcare, address healthcare workforce shortages, and lower prescription drug costs whenever possible. Investing in preventive care and early intervention helps improve health outcomes while reducing long-term costs. Healthcare should never force families to choose between paying their bills and receiving the care they need.
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Campaign Phone
302-373-3391
Neighborhood/area of residence
Unincorporated Middletown
Education
MBA, BA, FACHDM, CATC
Work Experience
Innovation & Technology Leader with ChristianaCare for decades. Virtual Health and Healthcare Access Advocate for a multi-state advisory group. Strategic Advisor. Consultative Partner. Chief Disruption Officer. Educator with University of Delaware PCS over state and national virtual courses.
Community Involvement
My commitment to community goes well beyond healthcare: I'm a two-time delegate to the Democratic National Convention, a member of the Delaware Democratic Party's State Executive Committee, District Chair, and am active in the Veterans, PRIDE & Black Caucuses, the MOT NAACP, my sorority for over 37 years and my church. I lead legislative action, health and scholarship committees that directly impact the community on a regular basis.
Additional Information
Gemma Lowery is running for State Representative in District 9 on three core principles: Access, Advocacy, and Accountability. Her priorities include safe streets and smart infrastructure, high-quality and secure public schools, health-care access, support for families, veterans and people with disabilities, affordable housing, and opportunity for small businesses and working families.
In our district, growth has outpaced the roads, schools, and water systems meant to support it, while families face rising costs and real gaps in healthcare access. I would tie new development to infrastructure capacity, so approvals follow planning instead of the reverse. I would fund our schools through a formula that follows student needs, so a child's education doesn't depend on their zip code. Accountability and transparency are needed when difficult conversations take place. Not avoidance and distractions. Finally, I would bring more than twenty years of healthcare experience to lowering costs and expanding access, especially for rural and underserved communities. I would continue to fight for Access, Advocacy, & Accountability.
Homelessness in Delaware has risen every year where we have reliable numbers. The 2025 count found 1,585 people unhoused, against roughly 1,200 emergency shelter beds statewide. We cannot outreach our way out of that math. I would legislate on three fronts: require genuine affordability in the growth our district is already absorbing; fund shelter and permanent supportive housing to close the bed gap; and expand prevention, emergency rental assistance and eviction diversion, because keeping a family housed costs far less than rehousing them. I would also defend the law making housing status a protected class.
Very likely, and worth noting Delaware has already acted. We enacted an assault weapons ban in 2022 that the courts upheld, universal background checks in 2023, a permit-to-purchase law effective in 2025, and a Red Flag law. My role would be to defend those laws against rollback and legal challenge, fund them so they work in practice, and strengthen what's incomplete: Delaware's secure storage requirement applies only in certain circumstances, and I would support broadening it. Secure schools and safe streets are core to my platform, and these laws are how we protect both. I am proud of my 2026 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate status and am committed to working towards a safer society for our kids and our communities.
This is my field. I have spent more than two decades in healthcare and previously managed telehealth programs at ChristianaCare that expand access for rural and underserved Delawareans, so my answer isn't theoretical. Long term, Delaware should move toward a state public option so coverage isn't tied to your employer. But coverage alone doesn't fix costs. We have to bend the cost curve on care itself: invest in telehealth and care coordination, strengthen & expand primary care so problems are caught early, and take on prescription drug prices directly. Access and affordability, in every zip code.
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Campaign Phone
(302)572-9255
Neighborhood/area of residence
Town of Odessa
Education
James Madison University
Work Experience
Throughout her career, Michelle has served in a variety of state government, nonprofit, and communications roles. In Delaware, she has worked with state agencies, including the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, and has held roles supporting organizations such as the MS Society and Make-A-Wish. Prior to her time in Delaware, Michelle worked in public service and communications roles with the Commonwealth of Virginia, The Raleigh News & Observer, and The Arizona Republic.
Community Involvement
After moving to Middletown in 2009, Michelle put down deep roots in the community. Together, with her husband, she raised two daughters while building a career in nonprofit and public service. Her work earned her the Outstanding Young Wilmingtonian Award by the Jaycees in 2018, participation in Leadership Delaware in 2014, Delaware Business Times 40 under 40 in 2016, and the Delaware Young Mother of the Year and National Mother of the Year from American Mothers in 2016. As part of her ongoing work with American Mothers, Michelle serves on a delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Additional Information
Michelle’s commitment to service led her to serve two terms on the Appoquinimink School Board. She was first elected in May 2015 and completed her service in June 2025. On the board, Michelle focused on fairness, transparency, supporting educators, and making sure every child had a voice. During her time on the school board, Michelle worked with legislators in Dover to modernize Delaware’s outdated student measurement system so fast-growing districts like Appoquinimink could receive fair state support without shifting more costs onto local taxpayers. She will continue that work when elected because she understands firsthand how state decisions affect classroom outcomes, family finances, and community stability. As the district continues to grow and change, Michelle is focused on ensuring the area remains a place where families can put down roots, children can grow up, and seniors can age with dignity. To learn more visit the campaign website, www.allforwall.org.
Delaware families are feeling the strain of rising costs, difficulty accessing healthcare, and a shortage of affordable housing. In District 9, I’ve seen our schools, roads, services, and neighborhoods work hard to keep pace with tremendous growth. I’ve raised my family here and want future generations, including my daughters, to be able to afford to return home, build careers, and raise families here. My priorities are strengthening our schools, supporting teachers and students, expanding healthcare access, increasing affordable housing, protecting our environment, and growing an economy with good-paying jobs. I believe Delaware can remain a state of neighbors, where we work together to solve our biggest challenges.
Homelessness is a complex issue that requires both immediate support and long-term solutions. I would support legislation to increase the supply of affordable and workforce housing, expand rental assistance and eviction prevention programs, and invest in supportive housing that combines housing with mental health and addiction services. We should also strengthen partnerships with nonprofits, local governments, and employers to help people move from crisis to stability. By addressing both root causes and immediate needs, we can work to reduce homelessness while helping people regain independence. Every Delawarean deserves a safe place to call home.
I support common sense gun safety measures that protect our communities while respecting responsible gun ownership. I support safe storage requirements to help prevent accidental shootings, youth access, and firearm theft.
I am also open to supporting policies that reduce the risk of mass violence, including restrictions on assault-style weapons, while ensuring legislation is constitutional and informed by law enforcement, public health experts, and community stakeholders. Public safety should never be a partisan issue.
Healthcare should be both affordable and accessible. Delaware should continue working to lower prescription drug costs, strengthen primary care, expand mental health services, and address shortages of healthcare providers. We should also invest in preventive care and community health programs that improve outcomes while reducing long term costs. No family should have to choose between getting the care they need and paying their bills.
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