Parley G. Hellewell (born February 1, 1950) was a Republican member of the Utah State Senate from 1999 to 2006. Hellewell was born in

Burley, Idaho Burley () is a city in Cassia County, Idaho, Cassia and Minidoka County, Idaho, Minidoka counties in southern Idaho, United States. The population was 11,704 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 10,345 in 2010 United States cen ...

and raised in

Heyburn, Idaho Heyburn is a city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,700 at the 2020 census, up from 3,089 in 2010. It is part of the Burley micropolitan area. The city was named after Weldon B. Heyburn, a U.S. senator for Idaho f ...

. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Germany and then attended

Utah Valley State College Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...

(now

Utah Valley University Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...

) where he got a degree in business management and marketing. Hellewell worked for Taylor's Department Store in

Provo, Utah Provo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front, and lies between the cities of Orem, Utah, Orem to the north and Springville, Utah, Springville to the south ...

for several years before starting up his own property management company. He created PPM in 1979 as a property management company which he later turned into a Plumbing repair company. This company is still a thriving business in

Orem, Utah Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Utah, Provo, Lindon, Utah, Lindon, and Vineyard, Utah, Vineyard and is approximately south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the pri ...

that now provides Heating and Cooling Installation and Service. He was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 1998. He was defeated by

Margaret Dayton Margaret Dayton (born 1949) is an American politician from Utah. A member of the Republican Party, she served longer in the Utah Legislature than any other woman in Utah history. After serving a decade in the Utah House of Representatives, she u ...

in 2006 in the Utah County Republican Party Convention. Hellewell was one of the Republican candidates for governor at the 2004 State Republican convention coming in 6th with 122 votes.

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