diff --git a/parsons/ngpvan/people.py b/parsons/ngpvan/people.py
index 3b22cbe7d7..c3a5dfe9d1 100644
--- a/parsons/ngpvan/people.py
+++ b/parsons/ngpvan/people.py
@@ -447,6 +447,21 @@ def get_person(
         logger.info(f'Getting person with {id_type or "vanid"} of {id} at url {url}')
         return self.connection.get_request(url, params={"$expand": expand_fields})
 
+    def delete_person(self, vanid):
+        """
+        Suppress the given VANID in databases where contact records can be suppressed.
+
+        `Args:`
+            vanid: str
+                The person's VAN ID.
+        `Returns:`
+            Success or error.
+        """
+        url = f"people/{vanid}"
+        r = self.connection.delete_request(url)
+        logger.info(f"Van ID {vanid} suppressed.")
+        return r
+
     def apply_canvass_result(
         self,
         id,
diff --git a/test/test_van/responses_people.py b/test/test_van/responses_people.py
index 5048b13700..db6299fda7 100644
--- a/test/test_van/responses_people.py
+++ b/test/test_van/responses_people.py
@@ -152,3 +152,5 @@
 }
 
 merge_contacts_response = {"vanId": 56789}
+
+delete_person_response = {}
diff --git a/test/test_van/test_people.py b/test/test_van/test_people.py
index f104cf610e..eebcf77205 100644
--- a/test/test_van/test_people.py
+++ b/test/test_van/test_people.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     find_people_response,
     get_person_response,
     merge_contacts_response,
+    delete_person_response,
 )
 
 os.environ["VAN_API_KEY"] = "SOME_KEY"
@@ -14,12 +15,10 @@
 
 class TestNGPVAN(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-
         self.van = VAN(os.environ["VAN_API_KEY"], db="MyVoters", raise_for_status=False)
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_find_person(self, m):
-
         m.post(
             self.van.connection.uri + "people/find",
             json=find_people_response,
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ def test_find_person(self, m):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_find_person_json(self, m):
-
         json = {
             "firstName": "Bob",
             "lastName": "Smith",
@@ -52,28 +50,22 @@ def test_find_person_json(self, m):
         self.assertEqual(person, find_people_response)
 
     def test_upsert_person(self):
-
         pass
 
     def test_upsert_person_json(self):
-
         pass
 
     def test_update_person(self):
-
         pass
 
     def test_update_person_json(self):
-
         pass
 
     def test_people_search(self):
-
         # Already tested as part of upsert and find person methods
         pass
 
     def test_valid_search(self):
-
         # Fails with FN / LN Only
         self.assertRaises(
             ValueError,
@@ -128,7 +120,6 @@ def test_valid_search(self):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_get_person(self, m):
-
         json = get_person_response
 
         # Test works with external ID
@@ -142,8 +133,15 @@ def test_get_person(self, m):
         self.assertEqual(get_person_response, person)
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
-    def test_apply_canvass_result(self, m):
+    def test_delete_person(self, m):
+        json = delete_person_response
+        # Test works with vanid
+        m.delete(self.van.connection.uri + "people/19722445", json=json)
+        response = self.van.delete_person("19722445")
+        self.assertEqual(delete_person_response, response)
 
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_apply_canvass_result(self, m):
         # Test a valid attempt
         m.post(
             self.van.connection.uri + "people/2335282/canvassResponses", status_code=204
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ def test_apply_canvass_result(self, m):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_apply_survey_question(self, m):
-
         # Test valid survey question
         m.post(
             self.van.connection.uri + "people/2335282/canvassResponses", status_code=204
@@ -244,16 +241,13 @@ def test_apply_survey_question(self, m):
         self.assertRaises(HTTPError, self.van.apply_survey_response, 2335282, 351006, 0)
 
     def test_toggle_volunteer_action(self):
-
         pass
 
     def test_apply_response(self):
-
         pass
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_create_relationship(self, m):
-
         relationship_id = 12
         bad_vanid_1 = 99999
         good_vanid_1 = 12345
@@ -291,7 +285,6 @@ def test_create_relationship(self, m):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_apply_person_code(self, m):
-
         vanid = 999
         code_id = 888
 
@@ -305,7 +298,6 @@ def test_apply_person_code(self, m):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_merge_contacts(self, m):
-
         source_vanid = 12345
 
         m.put(