He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate for District 2, which includes part of DeSoto county.

He graduated from the Southern College of Optometry magna cum laude.

[1] A Republican, Parker won a special election in 2012 to replace retiring senator Merle Flowers in District 19 after defeating Rep. Pat Nelson.

[1] In 2019, his seat was considered "Safe Republican" by the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.

[5] He voted to defund Common Core in 2014 on an amendment, which ultimately failed.