| State Senator Elena Parent was elected to the State Senate in 2014. She represents District 42, which includes portions of central and north DeKalb County. Senator Parent is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus and a member of the Senate Committees on Education and Youth, Judiciary, Appropriations and Government Oversight. She has also been appointed to serve on the Georgia Code Revision Commission, the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, and the Public Defender Council Legislative Oversight Committee. Senator Parent formerly served as the Vice Chair of Campaigns and Fundraising for the Senate Democratic Caucus She is a member of the Senate DeKalb Delegation and of the Working Families Legislative Caucus and Women's Legislative Caucus. Senator Parent previously served as the State Representative for District 81 in DeKalb County in 2011 and 2012. Senator Parent then continued her public service as the Executive Director of Georgia Watch, the state's leading consumer rights non-profit. Senator Parent began her career as a litigation attorney at Eversheds Sutherland LLP and she is active in her community. Currently, she serves on the Advisory Board for Olmsted Linear Park Association and was appointed in 2020 to serve as an Emory Ambassador, having previously served on the Board of Visitors for Emory University. Senator Parent has served on the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, in which she has served since 2015, and is the NewDEAL Education Policy Co-Chairsince 2019. She also currently serves as a member of the Code Revision Commission, Public Defender Council and the Friends School of Atlanta Board of Trustees. She is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Law. Senator Parent's awards and recognitions include- Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Who's Who Sustainability" feature for her leadership on energy and environmental policy issues; the Fulton County Daily Report's "On the Rise"; the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "40 Under 40"; ACCG's Legislative Service Award; and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers' "Leading Lady". In 2019, Senator Parent and her husband were recipients of the Clarence Seeliger Champions for Change Award from the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence. Senator Parent is married to Briley and they are the proud parents of two young sons. They are members of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta. |