Elena has a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Virginia. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and sons. They attend All Saints’ Episcopal Church.

Elena is a lawyer at law firm Eversheds Sutherland LLP. She is also Executive Director of Georgia Watch, a consumer rights non-profit.

Elena Parent is the state senator representing District 42. She was first elected in 2014 and has been in office for four terms. She is vice chair of campaigns and fundraising for the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus.

Vote Smart

Supports same day and automatic voter registration.

As a state senator, voted against letting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigate election fraud claims.

- Supports same day and automatic voter registration. 
- As a state senator, voted against letting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigate election fraud claims.

Voting & Elections

Wants to "rebuild our economy for working families," including making the tax code fair for the middle class and small businesses.

Plans to create jobs and grow the state economy.

Supports investing in public infrastructure, including transit and broadband access, and workforce training.

As a state senator, worked to create a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.

- Wants to "rebuild our economy for working families," including making the tax code fair for the middle class and small businesses. 
- Plans to create jobs and grow the state economy. 
- Supports investing in public infrastructure, including transit and broadband access, and workforce training. 
- As a state senator, worked to create a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.

Economy

Supports affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans.

Wants to expand Medicaid and make sure more Georgians have access to basic healthcare coverage.

Supports reproductive rights, including abortion and birth control.

- Supports affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans. 
- Wants to expand Medicaid and make sure more Georgians have access to basic healthcare coverage. 
- Supports reproductive rights, including abortion and birth control.

Healthcare

Supports closing Georgia's legal loopholes that allow people convicted of domestic abuse and the seriously mentally ill from having guns.

As a state senator, worked to pass the Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act in 2016 and to pass a hate crime law for Georgia.

- Supports closing Georgia's legal loopholes that allow people convicted of domestic abuse and the seriously mentally ill from having guns. 
- As a state senator, worked to pass the Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act in 2016 and to pass a hate crime law for Georgia.

Public Safety

Wants to increase educational opportunities.

Plans to make sure that every child is in school for a full 180 days, fully fund early childhood education, and invest more in K-12 schools.

As a state senator, voted against cuts to education spending.

- Wants to increase educational opportunities. 
- Plans to make sure that every child is in school for a full 180 days, fully fund early childhood education, and invest more in K-12 schools. 
- As a state senator, voted against cuts to education spending.

Education

Elena Parent

- 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.
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- 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.