Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker is a lifelong Brooklyn resident who has lived in Flatbush for more than 31 years, according to his official Senate biography, and he attended New York City public schools including Midwood High School.[2] He earned a B.S. in public service from Pennsylvania State University in 1989 and an M.S. from the New School for Social Research in 1993, and he has been pursuing a Ph.D. in political science at the CUNY Graduate School and University Center.[1][2] Parker worked as a project manager for the New York State Urban Development Corporation, an instructor at Brooklyn College (1993-1997), a political action director for Paine Webber (1998-1999), and a special assistant in the Office of the New York State Comptroller (2000-2002).[1][2] Earlier in his career he was a legislative aide to New York City Council Member Una Clarke and a special assistant to Assemblyman Nick Perry; he also worked as a special assistant to Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger and was a New York City Urban Fellow.[1][2]

Parker ran for New York City Council in 2001 but was not elected, and then won the State Senate seat and took office in 2003.[1] He chairs the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee and is also a member of the Banks, Civil Service and Pensions, Finance, Health, Internet and Technology, Judiciary, and Rules committees; he previously served as Senate Majority Whip.[1][2] According to his official biography, he founded the New York Ready Emergency Preparedness Unit, is First Vice Chair of the Association of Black, Puerto Rican & Asian Legislators, and was named a 2026 New York State Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame honoree.[2] In 2025 he ran in the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller and was eliminated in round 2 of the ranked-choice tabulation; Mark Levine won the general election.[1] Parker won the November 3, 2026 general election with 83.5% of the vote to Ronald Seifert's 16%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[3][4]