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Vanessa Parker ran for State Senator representing District 37 in 2020. She was defeated by Republican incumbent Lindsey Tippins.

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Healthcare

Wants to fund special education programs.

Supports funding for vocational training.

- Wants to fund special education programs.
- Supports funding for vocational training. 
- Plans to fund "affordable colleges."

Education

Supports "police reform that will eliminate bias."

- Supports "police reform that will eliminate bias."

Public Safety

Supports "keeping taxes at rates that allow for working people and retired workers to thrive."

- Supports "keeping taxes at rates that allow for working people and retired workers to thrive."

Economy

Wants to "ensure that your right to vote is protected and preserved."

- Wants to "ensure that your right to vote is protected and preserved."

Voting & Elections

Vanessa Parker

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342.