Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

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Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2022
Preceded byMark Levine
Constituency45th district (2022–2024)
5th district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Barclay Bennett

Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephen Parker
Children1
Residence(s)Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
EducationCornell University (BA)
University of London (MA)

Elizabeth Barclay Bennett-Parker is an American politician and former nonprofit executive. A Democrat, she is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 5th district.

Early life and early career

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Bennett-Parker was born to two naval officers in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] She attended Cornell University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History and the University of London where she earned her master's degree.[2]

She co-lead Together We Bake, a non-profit job training and personal development program and founded Fruitcycle, a social enterprise that combated food waste.[1]

Political career

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Alexandria City Council

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Bennett-Parker served on the Alexandria City Council from 2019 to 2021 and was Vice Mayor of Alexandria from 2019 to 2021.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates

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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.[4][5] In the general election she defeated Republican J.D. Maddox with 73.68% of the vote.[6]

Bennett-Parker ran unopposed for re-election in 2023.[7]

In 2024, Bennett-Parker was selected to join the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as a member of the Healthcare cohort, a fellowship for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy to address key healthcare issues.[8][9][non-primary source needed]

Personal life

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Bennett-Parker is married to Stephen Parker. The couple reside in Alexandria, Virginia, and have a newborn daughter. When the Virginia General Assembly is not in session, Bennett-Parker is a substitute teacher for Alexandria City Public Schools.[10][non-primary source needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wadland, Mary (12 January 2021). "Alexandria's Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Announces Run for State Delegate". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Delegate Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  3. ^ Leayman, Emily (2021-01-12). "Alexandria Vice Mayor Announces Bid For Virginia House Seat". Old Town Alexandria, VA Patch. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  4. ^ Miles, Vernon. "Incumbent Delegate and Alexandria Vice Mayor Square Off in Unique 45th District Race". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 June Democratic Primary". Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 November General". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Candidate Profile".
  8. ^ reed@futurecaucus.org (2024-02-01). "31 YOUNG LAWMAKERS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  9. ^ "Healthcare". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  10. ^ "Meet Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 45th House District".