Elizabeth Barclay Bennett-Parker is an American politician and former nonprofit executive. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a member of the Virginia State Senate from the Virginia's 39th Senate district since 2026. Bennett-Parker previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 5th district from 2022 to 2026.
Bennett-Parker was born to two naval officers in Alexandria, Virginia. 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.
She co-led Together We Bake, a non-profit job training and personal development program and founded Fruitcycle, a social enterprise that combated food waste.
Bennett-Parker served on the Alexandria City Council from 2019 to 2021 and was Vice Mayor of Alexandria from 2019 to 2021.
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. In the general election she defeated Republican J.D. Maddox with 73.68% of the vote.
Bennett-Parker ran unopposed for re-election in 2023.
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.
In February 2026, Bennett-Parker won in the Special general election for Virginia State Senate District 39 against Julie Robbens Lineberry. Her win secured a Democratic hold on the seat after Adam Ebbin resigned to join Abigail SpanbergerâÂÂs administration.
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.