Elena Catherine Parent (born December 27, 1975) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, she serves in the

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and previously served in the

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Personal life

Parent was born in

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She received both her

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and

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from the

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. She has two children with her husband, Briley. She was an associate attorney with

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from 2002 to 2008.

Political career

In 2010, Parent was elected to serve in the

, representing District 81 from 2011 to 2013. 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. When Jason Carter decided to run for

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in 2014, Parent ran for the open seat in District 42, which includes portions of central and north

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. She defeated attorney Kyle Williams in the Democratic primary. She won reelection on November 3, 2020, for a fourth term in the Georgia Senate beginning in 2021.Ballotpedia Elena Parent, retrieved December 4, 2020
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