Elena Parent
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| Member of the Georgia State Senate | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Carter |
| Constituency | 42nd district (2015–2025) 44th district (2025–present) |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 81st district | |
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| Preceded by | Jill Chambers |
| Succeeded by | Scott Holcomb |
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| Born | Elena Catherine Parent Script error: No such module "person date". Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Party | Democratic |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Briley Brisendine |
| Children | 2 |
| University of Virginia (BA, JD) | |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Elena Catherine Parent (born December 27, 1975) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, she serves in the Georgia State Senate and previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Personal life
Parent was born in Washington, D.C. She received both her bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. She has two children with her husband, Briley. She was an associate attorney with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP from 2002 to 2008.[1]
Political career
In 2010, Parent was elected to serve in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 81 from 2011 to 2013.[2] She did not run for reelection in 2013 after her seat was combined with the district of Scott Holcomb after the state's redistricting process.[3]
When Jason Carter decided to run for governor in 2014, Parent ran for the open seat in District 42, which includes portions of central and north DeKalb County.[3] She defeated attorney Kyle Williams in the Democratic primary.[4] She won reelection on November 3, 2020, for a fourth term in the Georgia Senate beginning in 2021.[5]
In 2025, she crossed party lines to vote in favor of a bill banning gender affirming care for state prisoners.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State Senator Elena Parent : CV" (PDF). Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Melissa Weinman. "Elena Parent to run for state senate".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patrick Saunders. "2014 Top Georgia local stories of the year".
- ^ Ballotpedia Elena Parent, retrieved December 4, 2020
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, Ross (March 4, 2025). "Georgia Senate OKs bill to outlaw gender-affirming care for inmates in state custody". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gringlas, Sam (May 10, 2025). "Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot". Atlanta: NPR. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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