Nabilah Parkes
Georgia Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee?
$63.3K
JUN 17, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleFormer State Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age36 years old (Nov 27, 1989)
GenderFemale
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LocationGeorgia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationGeorgia State University (BBA)
Notable personal detailsNabilah Islam Parkes is a Georgia Democratic politician and activist who served in the Georgia State Senate representing District 7 from January 9, 2023 to March 13, 2026. She ran for Georgia lieutenant governor in 2026. She has been identified as the first Muslim woman and first South Asian woman elected to the Georgia State Senate and has described living in Duluth with her husband and three children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for families and workers (sales tax exemptions for child-rearing items and removing sales tax on menstrual products), and advocates reforms to make taxation fairer for middle- and working-class Georgians while addressing corporate/wealth taxation. Emphasizes using tax policy to reduce burdens on workers and support children and families rather than broad tax cuts.
Healthcare
Supports expanding Medicaid, lowering drug costs, and making healthcare more affordable; advocates expanding access to care and protections for families. Emphasizes maternal and family health issues alongside measures to reduce healthcare costs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for immigrant communities and limits on immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations, and has sponsored legislation requiring judicial warrants for enforcement at schools, hospitals, places of worship, libraries, college campuses, and family violence shelters. Has held community hearings on ICE actions and framed immigration enforcement as creating fear and instability for immigrant families.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding abortion and reproductive freedom in Georgia, opposes the state’s six-week abortion ban, and advocates codifying reproductive freedom (beyond just abortion access) into the Georgia Constitution.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has sponsored and supported multiple state bills that place limits on firearm transfers in sensitive locations and create new offenses for unsafe firearm access, indicating support for targeted gun-safety regulations and expanded checks while continuing to work within legislative processes. Legislative activity shows votes against some pro-gun measures and sponsorship of bills addressing transfers near schools, hospitals, and mental-health facilities.
News
Nabilah Parkes ran in Georgia’s 2026 lieutenant governor race and was defeated by Josh McLaurin in the Democratic runoff, according to reported results. She had been one of the candidates in a crowded field that advanced to the runoff after the primary. Earlier coverage also noted her as part of Georgia Democrats’ 2026 campaign messaging, but the runoff loss is the main recent development.
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