Sen. Parley Hellewell

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Sen. Parley Hellewell was born in Burley, Idaho, on February 1, 1950, to James and Helen Hellewell. He grew up in Heyburn, Idaho, the 4th of 13 children, and spent his younger years working on the family farm. He graduated from Minico High School in 1968.

After an LDS Church mission to Germany, Parley attended Utah Technical College, now Utah Valley State College, in Orem, where he graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.

Upon graduation, Parley spent eight years as a department manager and buyer for Taylor's Department Store in Provo.

In 1979, Parley became self-employed in property management. Through the years, he has started or bought and sold several businesses. At the present time, he owns and operates a plumbing, heating, and cooling business in Utah County.

In June of 1970, Parley married Marilynn Barlow, also from Heyburn, Idaho. They have spent the last 33 years living in the Provo-Orem area and are the parents of four children -- Lance, Kristi, Jaden, and Katie. The three older children are married, and Parley and Marilynn now have seven grandchildren.

In 1998, Parley successfully ran for the Utah State Senate in District 15. Re-elected in 2002, he is the chair of the Business Labor and the Economic Development committee and also serves on the Natural Resources appropriation sub-committee and the Rules committee.

• Constitutional conservative.

• Defender of families, free enterprise, and consumer choice.

• Advocate of the right to life, liberty, and property.

• Voice for educational innovation and the right of parents to choose between public, private, and home school.

• Supporter of First Amendment rights, Second Amendment rights, and states' rights.

• Friend of both rural and urban Utah.

• Sen. Parley Hellewell, R-District 15, has served for six years in the Utah State Senate.

• As a senator, Parley has fought for the "little guy" -- standing up against powerful interests in health care, child therapy, social services, and consumer regulation to defend the rights of Utah's families and the needs of Utah's children. He has been successful at stopping unwise legislation and pushing good laws through.

• Parley has also looked out for the rights and interests of small businesses -- the backbone of Utah's economy. A small businessman himself, Parley knows the challenges that entrepreneurs, farmers, the self-employed, alternative health and education providers, and innovative business people face from government.

• Sen. Hellewell has the best conservative record among all the candidates running for Governor, according to the GrassRoots Scorecard. Deeply committed to the platform principles of the Utah Republican Party, Parley is as an independent thinker who votes his conscience, no matter the opposition.

Parley would like your support in his campaign for Governor. Visit his website at www.parley2004.com and get involved.