Helen Chenoweth-Hage

Helen Chenoweth-Hage

Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage (born January 27, 1938 in Topeka , Kansas , †  October 2, 2006 in Tonopah , Nevada ) was an American politician . Between 1995 and 2001 she represented the first electoral district of the State of Idaho in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

Helen Chenoweth-Hage was born as Helen Margaret Palmer. She attended Grants Pass High School in Oregon and then Whitworth College in Spokane . There she met Nick Chenoweth, whom she married soon after. The couple had two children; the marriage was divorced in 1975. Between 1964 and 1975 she was an advisor to administrations of medical institutions. In Orofino , Idaho, she led the administration of the Northside Medical Clinic .

Political career

Helen Chenoweth became a member of the Republican Party . From 1975 to 1977 she was on the party's executive committee in Idaho. She was also the campaign leader for Congressman Steve Symms and a co-owner of a consultancy firm. In the congressional elections of 1994 she was elected to the US House of Representatives, where she replaced Larry LaRocco of the Democratic Party on January 3, 1995 , whom she had defeated in the elections with 55:45 percent of the vote. Two years later she was only able to defend her mandate against the Democrat Dan Williams with 49:48 percent of the vote. When she was elected to Congress for the third time in 1998, she again achieved a share of 55 percent. Her opponent was again Dan Williams. So she could stay between January 3, 1995 and January 3, 2001 in the US House of Representatives, where she was considered very conservative. She was an opponent of President Bill Clinton and called for his resignation in connection with the Lewinsky affair . In 2000, she did not run for another term.

Another résumé

In 1999 she married the rancher and author Wayne Hage. She then took the name Helen Chenoweth-Hage. After leaving Congress, she lived with her husband on his ranch in Idaho. She published writings and gave guest lectures, mainly on the subject of private property rights. Her husband died on June 5, 2006 at the age of 68. She was the victim of a traffic accident on October 2, 2006.

Web links

• Helen Chenoweth-Hage in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Helen Chenoweth-Hage in the database of Find a Grave (English)