Senator Nabilah Parkes lives in Duluth with her husband, Bryan, and their three children. She is the daughter of working-class immigrants. 

Nabilah Parkes lives in Duluth with her husband, Bryan, and their three children. 

Nabilah is currently a senator in the Georgia State Senate. She was first elected in 2022. She is the first Muslim woman and the first South Asian woman elected to the Georgia State Senate.

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Nabilah previously served as senator in the Georgia State Senate. She was first elected in 2022 and resigned in 2026. 

2026 Georgia Primary Election

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Nabilah Parkes on lowering Georgia’s cost of living

Supports raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing paid sick leave.

Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.

Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.

Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."

Supports lowering taxes on items families rely on, such as baby products, school supplies, and menstrual products.

Wants to "rein in greedy insurance companies and protect ratepayers."

Supports making childcare more affordable.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing paid sick leave.
- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."
- Supports lowering taxes on items families rely on, such as baby products, school supplies, and menstrual products.
- Wants to "rein in greedy insurance companies and protect ratepayers."
- Supports making childcare more affordable.

Economy

Supports legislation that increases classroom funding.

Supports free breakfast and free school lunches.

Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Said, "I’ll fight to ensure we treat our teachers like the professionals they are so they can do real teaching, not indoctrination."

Said, "I’ll work to make sure our teachers aren’t burdened by unaffordable healthcare costs — their lives are challenging enough as it is."

- Supports legislation that increases classroom funding.
- Supports free breakfast and free school lunches.
- Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Said, "I’ll fight to ensure we treat our teachers like the professionals they are so they can do real teaching, not indoctrination."
- Said, "I’ll work to make sure our teachers aren’t burdened by unaffordable healthcare costs — their lives are challenging enough as it is."

Education

Supports lowering drug costs and making healthcare more affordable.

Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.

Supports abortion access and co-sponsored the Reproductive Freedom Act to repeal Georgia's six-week abortion ban.

Supports protecting birth control and reproductive healthcare such as pre- and post-natal care.

Supports paid parental leave that includes at least 12 weeks of paid leave for everyone in the workforce.

Introduced legislation to require Medicaid coverage for screenings for depression, anxiety, and maternal mental health support for mothers for one year following the end of their pregnancy.

Introduced legislation to require all physicians to receive education and training on maternal health, including preventative and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers.

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Supports abortion access and co-sponsored the Reproductive Freedom Act to repeal Georgia's six-week abortion ban.
- Supports protecting birth control and reproductive healthcare such as pre- and post-natal care.
- Supports paid parental leave that includes at least 12 weeks of paid leave for everyone in the workforce.
- Introduced legislation to require Medicaid coverage for screenings for depression, anxiety, and maternal mental health support for mothers for one year following the end of their pregnancy.
- Introduced legislation to require all physicians to receive education and training on maternal health, including preventative and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers.

Healthcare

Supports "common-sense" gun safety measures such as background checks and safe storage for firearms.

Supports red flag laws that ban the purchase of guns for individuals the court determines to be dangerous to themselves or others.

Introduced legislation that banned the sale of firearms near schools, hospitals, and mental health institutions.

- Supports "common-sense" gun safety measures such as background checks and safe storage for firearms.
- Supports red flag laws that ban the purchase of guns for individuals the court determines to be dangerous to themselves or others.
- Introduced legislation that banned the sale of firearms near schools, hospitals, and mental health institutions.
- Supports legalizing marijuana.

Public Safety

As of March 11, 2026, Nabilah Parkes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Aims to protect voting rights and simplify the process. 

Supports passing civil rights legislation that protects Georgians from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment.

Supports expanding early voting and ensuring that elections are secure, fair, and accessible for all voters.

Supported legislation that allowed voters to permanently opt in for mail in ballots.

- Aims to protect voting rights and simplify the process. 
- Supports passing civil rights legislation that protects Georgians from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment.
- Supports expanding early voting and ensuring that elections are secure, fair, and accessible for all voters.
- Supported legislation that allowed voters to permanently opt in for mail in ballots.

Voting & Elections

Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another country, people perceived to be from another country, or those seen as outsiders. 

Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another country, people perceived to be from another country, or those seen as outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.

Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.

Endorsed by Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Congressman Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

Endorsements

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Nabilah Parkes

Said, "Let's also make sure these corporations aren't buying up all these houses in Georgia."

- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."
- Said, "Let's also make sure these corporations aren't buying up all these houses in Georgia."

- Supports making childcare more affordable.

Said, "I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms like reproductive rights."

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Said, "I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms like reproductive rights."

Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or those seen as outsiders. 

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or those seen as outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

Endorsed by the Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Congressman Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by the Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.

Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or outsiders. 

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "They're killing American citizens."

- Plans to fight against xenophobia.
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "They're killing American citizens."

- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Said, "I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms like reproductive rights."
- Said, "Let's also make sure these corporations aren't buying up all these houses in Georgia."

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- The Lieutenant Governor (Lt. Governor for short) is similar to the Vice President of the United States. If the Governor is incapacitated for any reason, the Lt. Governor takes over their powers until the Governor recovers or the term ends.
- The Lt. Governor influences which new laws get passed by using their role as the President of the State Senate. They work with advocates to introduce legislation and assist in the selection of which bills go up for debate.
- The Lt. Governor oversees debate in the State Senate, guiding the discussion of legislation and casting tie-breaking votes when necessary. 
- The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years in midterm election years (e.g. 2022, 2026, 2030). Unlike the Governor, the Lt. Governor is not subject to term limits and can run an unlimited number of times.

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