Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 2, 2013-present

Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 2, 2023

Member, Congressional Redistricting Committee

Chair, Economic and Workforce Development Committee

Member, Elections Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Housing Committee

Member, Judiciary, Division A Committee

Vice Chair, Public Health and Welfare Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Universities and Colleges Committee

Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Local and Private Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Technology Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Chair, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Founder/Optometrist, Olive Branch Eye Care, 1995-present

Team Leader, Federal Express

Adjunct Faculty Professor/Resident Intern Supervisor, Southern College of Optometry

Adjunct Faculty Professor, University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Optometry

Member/Diplomat, American Board of Optometry, present

Member, American Optometric Association, present

Member/Former President, Mississippi Optometric Association, present

Member/Former Chair, Advisory Board, Southern Eye Associates

Member/Former Society President/Legislative Chair, Northwest Mississippi Society of Optometrists

Awards:

First Year Outstanding Clinician Award for Southern College of Optometry;
Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities;
Beta Sigma Kappa International Honor Fraternity Member;
James P. Brownlee OD of the Year Award, Mississippi 2012;
First Board Certified (ABO) Optometrist in Mississippi

Priority Issues:

David Parker will work to create:

*Stronger Schools -- To give our children the tools for success.
*Safer Streets -- To make Mississippi a safer place to live, work, and raise a family.
*Lower Taxes -- To help hardworking families and businesses keep more.
*More Jobs -- To put Mississippians back to work.