Elena Parent's Biography
- State Senate (GA) - District 42, Democratic Minority Caucus Chair
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (GA) - District 44
Full Name:
Elena C. Parent
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Briley; 2 Children: Brooks, Reid
Birth Date:
12/27/1975
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Atlanta, GA
Religion:
Christian
Juris Doctor, Law, University of Virginia, 1999-2002
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology/Religion, University of Virginia, 1994-1998
Minority Caucus Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 42, 2014-present
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 42, 2022
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 81, 2010-2013
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Education and Youth Committee
Member, Government Oversight Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Vice Chair, Special Judiciary Committee
Former Secretary, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Judiciary Group A, Georgia State Senate
Former Litigation Attorney, Eversheds Sutherland Limited Liability Partnership
Executive Director, Georgia Watch, 2012-2014
Director of Development, Hope Atlanta, 2009-2010
Legislative Aide, Senator David Adelman, Georgia State Senate, 2009
Associate, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Limited Liability Partnership, 2002-2008
Member, All Saints Episcopal Church, present
Volunteer, Everybody Wins!, present
Member, Senate DeKalb Delegation, present
Member, Advisory Board, Olmsted Linear Park Association
Member, Board of Visitors, Emory University
Former Member, Foundation Board, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Former Advisory Board of Directors, It's the Journey, Incorporated
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Women Attorneys' Affinity Group
Member, Working Families Legislative Caucus
Graduated Member, Leadership Atlanta, 2012-2013
Advisor, State Bar of Georgia Committee on Women & Minorities in the Profession, 2008-2009
Awards:
Fulton County Daily Report's "On the Rise", 2011;
Atlanta Business Chronicle's "40 Under 40", 2011;
Environmental Leadership Award, Georgia Conservation Voters, 2011, 2012;