Background
Parent was born in Saint Albans, Vermont to Terry Parent and Carrie Parent.
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Corey Parent
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Parent attended Bellows Free Academy where he graduated in 2008, and went on to receive his degree in Economics and Government from Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York in 2012.
Career
Corey was elected on November 4, 2014, and serves on the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. While at Saint Lawrence, Parent was active in the Student Government serving two semesters in the Senate before being elected President during his sophomore year. He was also one of twenty-nine founding fathers to bring the Beta Zeta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity back onto campus in the fall of 2009.
He earned graduated Magna Cum Laude and was inducted in Phi Beta Kappa in the spring of 2012.
Following his graduation, Parent worked briefly in Municipal Finance in New York City, before returning to Saint Albans as a Business and Process Improvement Analyst for the University of Vermont Medical Center. On March 10, 2014 Parent announced his candidacy for the Vermont House of Representatives, seeking one of two seats in the Franklin 3-1 district which includes all of Saint Albans City and the Southeastern portion of Saint Albans Town.
On November 4, 2014 Parent received 1,348 votes which made him the top vote getter. Kathy Keenan was also reelected with 981 votes.
Incumbent Mike McCarthy was defeated with 923 votes and Claude Bouchard came in fourth with 742 votes.
Vermont House of Representatives
Parent was sworn in as a State Representative on January 7th, 2015. He serves on the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. In May 2015, Parent was one of eight State Legislators from across the United States who was selected to participate in the Canadian Embassy’s Rising State Leader Program.
They spent a week in Canada between Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.
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