John-Michael Parker
Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives from the101st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Noreen Kokoruda
Personal details
Born	1988 (age 37–38) Madison, Connecticut, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Education	Yale University (BS)
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John-Michael Parker is an American politician serving as a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives from 101st district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 6, 2021.

Parker was born inMadison, Connecticut and graduated fromDaniel Hand High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology fromYale University in 2010.^[1]

After graduating from Yale, Parker worked as a science teacher at theDalton School inManhattan.^[2] He then joined The Future Project, aNew York City-based non-profit, as the organization's national dream director and later VP for development. Since 2019, he has worked as the executive director of Arts for Learning Connecticut.^[3][4] Parker ran for the State House in the 101st district in 2018, however he was defeated by incumbentNoreen Kokoruda by 18 votes.^[5] He was elected to theConnecticut House of Representatives in November 2020, defeating Kokoruda, and assumed office on January 6, 2021.^[1] Parker served his first term in the House on the Public Health Committee, the Environment Committee, and the Education Committee.^[1] On November 8, 2022, Parker won re-election against Republican challenger John Rasimas. On February 7, 2024, he announced his intention to seek re-election for a second time.

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