Helland was the Iowa state director for Tim Pawlenty's 2012 presidential campaign.[4] He was also the majority whip in the Iowa House of Representatives.[1] In 2012,he lost reelection in the Republican primary to Jake Highfill.[5] His Committee assignments included Administration and Rules,Legislative Council,Local Government,State Government and Ways and Means.[citation needed]
Between 2013 and 2023 Helland ran a business,which deals with Medicaid appeals in Alaska.[2] In 2020,Governor Kim Reynolds appointed him as a member to the Public Employment Relations Board until 2024,[6] and in 2021,she appointed him as a chair to the Public Employment Relations Board until 2022.[7] even though the Iowa Senate did not confirm him. State senators never voted on Helland's nomination,since the Governor withdrew his nomination at the end of the 2021 legislative session and "played musical chairs with"the Public Employment Relations Board.[8] In 2023,Governor Kim Reynolds appointed him Chair of the Iowa Utilities Board.[2]
Electoral history
2012 Republican Primary for Iowa’s 69th House of Representatives District
Helland is married. They live in Des Moines with their three children.[9] He is a former president of the Grimes Lions club and a former board member of the Des Moines Young Variety.[3] As of 2011, he attended St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.[1]
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