Who Is Helen Chenoweth?
United States Congressman for the
Great State of Idaho!
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Mrs. Chenoweth was born in eastern Kansas and spent her earliest years in
the farming community of Burlingame. During World War II, her parents
moved the family to Culver City California, where they took positions with
Douglas Aircraft. After World War II, the family returned to its
agricultural roots, this time in Grant's Pass, Oregon.
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Mrs. Chenoweth attended Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington. She moved to Idaho in 1964. From 1964 to 1975, she was a self-employed medical and legal management consultant with a national clientele. During that time she was frequently asked to speak on management and political issues in those fields. She was a guest instructor at the University of Idaho's School of Law, and she recruited physicians to towns and clinics in the Northwest from medical schools nationwide. |
From 1975 to 1977, Mrs. Chenoweth served as state executive director of the
Idaho Republican Party. She went on to serve as chief of staff to
then-Congressman Steve Symms. After leaving Symms' office in 1978, she
founded Consulting Associates Inc., a firm that specialized on issues
relating to natural resources, energy policy, environmental policy,
government contracts and political management. Mrs. Chenoweth is also a
nationally recognized spokesman for private property rights.
Mrs. Chenoweth is in her second term representing Idaho's First Congressional District. She
has received numerous awards over the past two years for her votes to balance the budget,
lower taxes and shrink the size of government.
Helen Chenoweth represents the First Congressional District of Idaho.
Chenoweth is a member of the following committees, subcommittees & special task forces:
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