Parley G. Hellewell
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Parley G. Hellewell was a Republican member of the Utah State Senate from 1999 to 2006.

Hellewell was born in Burley, Idaho
Burley, Idaho
Burley is a city in Cassia and Minidoka counties in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 10,345 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Cassia County....

 and raised in Heyburn, Idaho
Heyburn, Idaho
Heyburn is a city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Burley, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.The city was named after Weldon Heyburn, a U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1903-12....

. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Germany and then attended Utah Valley State College
Utah Valley State College
Utah Valley University or UVU, is a publicly funded university in located in Orem, Utah. With a current enrollment of 32,670 students as of 2011, Utah Valley University is now the largest public university in the State of Utah. UVU is a teaching institution which provides opportunity, promotes...

 (now Utah Valley University) where he got a degree in business management and marketing. In 1970 he married Marilynn Barlow.

Hellewell worked for Taylor's Department Store in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

 for several years before starting up his own property management company. He was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 1998.

Hellewell was one of the Republican candidates for governor at the 2004 State Republican convention but lost to Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...


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See also

  • 54th Utah State Legislature
    54th Utah State Legislature
    The 54th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 7, 2000 and convened on Monday, January 15, 2001.-Make-up:-Members:-Make-up:-Members:...

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