Education & work OpportunitY

As the mother of two young children, Elena Parent believes nothing is more important than ensuring children are able to reach their full potential by ensuring that every child gets a quality education.

In the State House, Elena voted against the Republican cuts to education, and in the Senate she will fight to restore the cuts, make sure every child is in school a full 180 days, fully fund early childhood education, and invest more in K-12 schools.

INCLUDING:

• Diversity & Inclusivity

• Social Justice

• Minimum Wage

Healthcare & Wellbeing

Elena Parent believes that affordable, quality healthcare should be accessible for all Americans. As the Executive Director of Georgia Watch, Elena has worked tirelessly to educate Georgians about their healthcare options.

In the Senate, she'll take on the Republicans who have refused to expand Medicaid. Elena will lead the fight to ensure more working Georgians have access to basic healthcare coverage.

INCLUDING:

• Reproductive Rights - like abortion and birth control

• Environmentalism - regulating pollutants and toxic plastics, solar energy

• Health Insurance

• Workers Comp

Economic development

As a State Senator, Elena Parent focuses on creating jobs and growing Georgia’s economy. She believes in a tax code that is fair for the middle class and small businesses. She also understands that in order for business to succeed, people have to succeed.

She knows that businesses can’t thrive without a qualified workforce and roads and trains to move their goods. That’s why she’s the primary sponsor of legislation that would create a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit. She also supports investments in public infrastructure, including transit and broadband access, and high-quality public education. Senator Parent is a leading voice on workforce training and enabling high school students to gain skills for the modern economy while they are still students.

INCLUDING:

• Taxes

• Supporting Local Business

• Transportation & Infrastructure

refreshing Progressive Values

Elena Parent is a proud Democrat who will be a strong voice for progressive values in the State Senate.

Senator Parent is a leading advocate for gun safety, including legislation to close Georgia’s loopholes that allow convicted domestic abusers and the seriously mentally ill to still possess weapons.  

Senator Parent was a key part of passing Georgia's Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act in 2016. Senator Parent is a co-sponsor of legislation to end Georgia’s status as one of only 4 states without a hate crimes law. 

She is one-hundred percent pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, supports common sense gun safety reform, and wants to limit corporate contributions to political campaigns.

INCLUDING:

• Gun Regulation

• Marriage Equality