Georgia's 42nd Senate district

Georgia (U.S. state)'s 42nd State Senate district
Senator	Elena Parent D–Atlanta
Demographics	49.9% White 30.6% Black 10.1% Hispanic 8.4% Asian 1.6% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	190,940[1] 153,952 133,752

Georgia's 42nd State Senate district is located entirely within DeKalb County. The district includes several inner-ring suburbs of Atlanta, including all of Avondale Estates, Belvedere Park, Decatur, Druid Hills, and North Druid Hills. It also takes in portions of Atlanta, Brookhaven, Candler-McAfee, North Decatur, Scottdale, and Tucker.

The 42nd district has long been one of Georgia's most liberal, in part due to the dominant presence of Emory University. Landmarks within the district include Freedom Park and the Little Five Points district in Eastside, Atlanta.

The district is currently represented by Elena Parent, a Democrat and the Senate's minority caucus chair. Notable former occupants of the seat include former United States Ambassador to Singapore David I. Adelman and Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor.

Member	Party	Years	Residence	Electoral history	Counties
Mary Margaret Oliver	Democratic	January 11, 1993 – January 11, 1999	Decatur	Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1994. Reelected in 1996. Retired to run for lieutenant governor.	DeKalb[2]
Mike Polak	Democratic	January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2003	Atlanta	Elected in 1998. Reelected in 2000. Retired.
David I. Adelman	Democratic	January 13, 2003 – March 19, 2010	Decatur	Elected in 2002. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2006. Reelected in 2008. Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Singapore.
Jason Carter	Democratic	May 20, 2010 – January 12, 2015		Elected to finish Adelman's term. Reelected in 2010. Reelected in 2012. Retired to run for governor.
Elena Parent	Democratic	January 12, 2015 – present	Atlanta	Elected in 2014. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2018. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2022.