She is also a strong business advocate, earning the BIA’s Champion of Business designation. She has served on the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee, as Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and headed several study committees. Gilmour earned the endorsement of EMILY’s List and has been included in the group’s “Focus 2020” efforts. In November, she will again face tea-party conservative Kevin Avard in one of the most closely-watched Senate races in the state.