Dennis Parmenter
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Dennis Parmenter
OR:
Dennis Parmenter on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

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 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. Elkhart is also home to Iowa Engineering legend Casey ...
to parents Paul Parmenter and Kathryn, née Ault. After his mother died, his father remarried, to Sandra Sorenson. Dennis Parmenter attended North Polk High School,
Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...
, and the
Drake University School of Law Drake University Law School is a professional graduate law school of Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has over 330 full-time students. The school is led by Dean Jerry Anderson. Founded in 1865, Drake Law School is one of t ...
. 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 Huxley may refer to: People * Huxley (surname) * The British Huxley family * Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" * Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British writer, author of ''Brave New World'', grandson ...
. 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 capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
. Parmenter's memorial service was held in June 2021.


References

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 politicians 20th-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub