Elizabeth Helgelien

Elizabeth Nicole Schworak was born in Oregon in 1983, where she and her four siblings were raised by her single mother Candy. She graduated from North Salem High School in Salem, Oregon in 2001. In 2006, after her husband lost his job and her income working for a tow truck company was insufficient, the couple was forced to file for personal bankruptcy and thereafter moved to Nevada. She attended Corban University but did not earn a degree. ==Career==

Nevada Senate 2010 election She began her political career running as Elizabeth Halseth in 2010, running for Assembly District 13 in the Nevada Assembly before leaving the race before the filing deadline to the Nevada Senate's 9th district. Nolan admitted to the call but insisted that he "made up" the statement that she would be paid if she told the truth. Post-Senate career and 2018 election She moved to Alaska where she worked as a realtor, before ultimately returning to Nevada. She was endorsed by Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Helgelien placed third in the seven person Republican primary. == Personal life ==

In 2001, she married Daniel Halseth; they divorced in 2012. although she did not win the "Hot 100" contest but was later profiled by Maxim in October 2012 with an additional photoshoot. In April 2021, her then 16-year-old daughter, Sierra, and Sierra's boyfriend, Aaron Guerrero, were arrested in Salt Lake City for the murder of Helgelien's ex-husband Daniel Halseth in Las Vegas; Halseth was stabbed, dismembered, and then burned in order to cover up the killing. On October 20, 2022, both were sentenced to 22 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to all counts on May 25, 2022. In a response to requests for comment, Helgelien stated: "This is the only time I will address this during the campaign. I will always love my daughter. It horrifies me that our system didn't take the abuse she was receiving seriously before it came to this. My daughter was abused by her father,” she alleged. “That doesn't excuse her actions. At the time, she was a minor and has taken responsibility like an adult. She is now facing the consequences like an adult." Helgelien is Christian. ==References==