Nabilah Parkes
Georgia Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee?
$22.8K
MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age36 years old (Nov 27, 1989)
GenderFemale
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LocationGeorgia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationCentral Gwinnett High School
Notable personal detailsNabilah Aishah Islam Parkes is an American activist and Democratic politician in Georgia who served as a member of the Georgia State Senate (District 7) from January 2023 to March 13, 2026. Raised in Gwinnett County and a graduate of Central Gwinnett High School, she earned a business degree (BBA) from Georgia State University. Her professional background includes political organizing and campaign work, including serving as campaign manager for Andre Dickens’ Atlanta City Council campaign and working for the Democratic National Committee. In 2026 she resigned her state Senate seat to run in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.
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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 is in the news as one of the candidates in Georgia’s crowded lieutenant governor race. Recent coverage also places her among Georgia Democrats using 2020 voting-rights themes in their 2026 campaign messaging. The reports focus on her candidacy and campaign positioning, but do not give any new results or major policy developments.
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