# Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

Elizabeth Bennett-Parker is a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3b0c2fc-c7bf-45f8-8ee3-50d5a57bad08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3b0c2fc-c7bf-45f8-8ee3-50d5a57bad08 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Bennett-Parker reported $338.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Bennett-Parker says (VA 2025–26 session)

95 classified statements: 95 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bennett-Parker | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.3% | 232 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 49.5% | 42.9% | 140 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 3.4% | 181 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 32.6% | 16.1% | 38 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Commerce 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.03), from 327 donors and 761 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

4,781 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 99.3% (95.7%). 26 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 350. 94.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 10 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 2035: Commending The Dairy Godmother. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2035/
- SR 2012: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2012/
- SR 2016: Celebrating the life of Susan Bulkley Kellom. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2016/
- SJ 221: Commending Freddie's Beach Bar and Restaurant. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ221/
- SJ 155: Commending Table Talk. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ155/
- HR 94: Celebrating the life of McArthur Myers. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR94/
- HJ 117: Celebrating the life of Russell Elliot Wiley. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ117/
- HB 975: Alcoholic beverage control; food-to-beverage ratio, report. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB975/
- HB 382: School board chairmen and vice-chairmen; additional annual salary. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB382/
- HB 379: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application, notice, deposit, fee. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-12) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB379/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $338.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/2021403042210595011
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/2009670971230449757
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1985862025491198089
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1985862028989514103
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1985744953264181248
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1985829387091263920
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1967348997896675331
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1962502076153442453
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1938745803679379842
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/EBPforVA/status/1938371701194256468

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0334
- Campaign site: https://elizabethfordelegate.com
- X: https://x.com/EBPforVA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EBPforVA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.bennett.9803
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EBPforVA
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@delegateelizabethbennett-p3814
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-bennett-parker-7002875/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3b0c2fc-c7bf-45f8-8ee3-50d5a57bad08