Dennis W. Parmenter (December 27, 1950 – December 12, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer.
Parmenter was born in
Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 882 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines– West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Elkhart was founded in ...
to his parents Paul Parmenter and Kathryn, née Ault. After his mother died, his father remarried Sandra Sorenson. Dennis Parmenter attended
North Polk High School
The North Polk Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Alleman, Iowa.
Almost all of the district is in Polk County, with small sections in Boone and Story counties. It includes the municipalities of Allem ...
,
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...
, and the
Drake University School of Law
Drake University Law School is the law school affiliated with Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. Over 330 full-time students attend the institution. Roscoe Jones, Jr. serves as the dean of the Law School.
Founded in 1865, Drake Law ...
. He married Kathy Houge in October 1970, with whom he had three children. Parmenter was an Assistant Story County Attorney, and in 1979, established his legal practice in
Huxley.
Parmenter previously served as mayor of Huxley.
A Democrat, he was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2001 (62nd district).
He died on December 12, 2020, in
Des Moines
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Wa ...
.
Parmenter's memorial service was held in June 2021.
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1950 births
2020 deaths
People from Polk County, Iowa
Iowa lawyers
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Mayors of places in Iowa
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American people
20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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