Education
Carling-Jenkins has a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science. She has worked as an academic and social worker, before unsuccessfully contesting Louisiana Trobe in the 2013 Federal Election for the DLP.
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Rachel Carling-Jenkins
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She is a Democratic Labour Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented Western Metropolitan Region since 2014. Rachel is the 55th parliamentarian of the Democratic Labour Party (at state or federal level) and is the first female parliamentarian in the Party’s history. Carling-Jenkins wrote a book called Disability and Social Movements, which was published in November 2014.
Carling-Jenkins stated her intentions in her Inaugural Speech:
"My desire to contribute to a society which has as its core aim the human flourishing of all its members led me to join and run as a candidate for the DLP — a party which stands for the twin pillars of human dignity and the common good.
lieutenant is human dignity and the common good which I will pursue here in this place where I will tell the stories of the people I represent — people I will fight for and people I care about.".
