Eyrika Parker
Eyrika L. Parker (born August 4, 1974 in Birmingham) is Jefferson County Treasurer, a former administrator in the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk's office, and a former radio producer and host.
Parker graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School in 1992. She studied political science and Japanese at the University of South Alabama, and earned a law degree at the Southern University Law Center in 2002 and a master's of business administration from Emory University's Goizuetta School of Business in 2011.
After earning her law degree, Parker worked in banking to manage compliance during trust department sales. She began working in the Circuit Clerk's office as a document reviewer and project manager in 2005. She hosted a talk show on WJLD-AM from 2014 to 2018.
Parker served on the Hopewell Revitalization Project through Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in 2015–2016, and assisted the Jefferson County Courthouse Mural Committee in 2016.
She was one of six Democrats who campaigned for Circuit Clerk in the 2018 Democratic primary. She advanced to the primary runoff, but lost to Jackie Anderson-Smith. In the 2020 primary she ran for Jefferson County Treasurer, and defeated Rod Scott in a runoff. She faced no opposition in the 2020 general election.
In the 2024 primary, Parker was removed from the ballot for failure to submit a statement of economic interest form to the Alabama Ethics Commission within 5 days of qualifying. In April of that year she qualified for the special election to fill the vacancy in Alabama House District 52 left by the resignation of John Rogers.
| Preceded by: Mike Miles |
Jefferson County Treasurer 2021–2025 |
Succeeded by: TBD |
References
- Carter, Robert (February 24, 2020) "Eyrika Parker" candidate profile. BirminghamWatch
- Bryant, Joseph D. (January 8, 2024) "Jefferson County treasurer won’t appear on ballot for second term, judge rules." AL.com
External links
- Eyrika Parker campaign website
- Eyrika Parker on Ballotpedia.org