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Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Virginia House of Delegates member From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Barclay Bennett-Parker is an American politician and former nonprofit executive. A Democrat, she is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 5th district.
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Early life and early career
Bennett-Parker was born to two naval officers in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] She attended Cornell University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History and the University of London where she earned her master's degree.[2]
She co-lead Together We Bake, a non-profit job training and personal development program and founded Fruitcycle, a social enterprise that combated food waste.[1]
Political career
Alexandria City Council
Bennett-Parker served on the Alexandria City Council from 2019 to 2021 and was Vice Mayor of Alexandria from 2019 to 2021.[3]
Virginia House of Delegates
Bennett-Parker ran in the 2021 election, and in the primary defeated incumbent delegate Mark Levine, who was simultaneously running for lieutenant governor, with 59.24% of the vote.[4][5] In the general election she defeated Republican J.D. Maddox with 73.68% of the vote.[6]
Bennett-Parker ran unopposed for re-election in 2023.[7]
In 2024, Bennett-Parker was selected to join the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as a member of the Healthcare cohort, a fellowship for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy to address key healthcare issues.[8][9][non-primary source needed]
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Personal life
Bennett-Parker is married to Stephen Parker. The couple reside in Alexandria, Virginia, and have a newborn daughter. When the Virginia General Assembly is not in session, Bennett-Parker is a substitute teacher for Alexandria City Public Schools.[10][non-primary source needed]
References
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