Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Levine |
| Constituency | 45th district (2022–2024) 5th district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Alexandria, Virginia |
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker is an American politician. A Democrat, she is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
[edit]Bennett-Parker served on the Alexandria City Council from 2018 to 2021 and was Vice Mayor of Alexandria from 2019 to 2021. She is active in several local and regional organizations and helped lead Together We Bake, a non-profit job training and personal development program.[1]
Political career
[edit]2021
[edit]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.[2][3] In the general election she defeated Republican J.D. Maddox with 73.68% of the vote.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Wadland, Mary. "Alexandria's Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Announces Run for State Delegate". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Miles, Vernon. "Incumbent Delegate and Alexandria Vice Mayor Square Off in Unique 45th District Race". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "2021 June Democratic Primary". Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "2021 November General". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
Categories:
- Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Women state legislators in Virginia
- Living people
- Politicians from Alexandria, Virginia
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Women city councillors in Virginia
- Virginia city council members
- 21st-century Virginia politicians