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Heleringer (pronounced HELL RINGER) is the oldest of six children of Robert C. Heleringer (1926-2005) and the former Mary Lou O'Donnell (1927-2004). Robert C. Heleringer, also known as Bob Heleringer, and his father,  A. M. Heleringer (1898-1964), founded and operated for a half century Heleringer's Furniture Company in Louisville. Heleringer attended Our Lady of Lourdes School in Louisville, where he was taught by the [[Roman Catholic]] Ursuline Nuns of the Immaculate Conception and acquired a keen interest in U.S. history. He graduated as an eighth grader from Our Lady of Lourdes in 1965 and then Trinity High Schoolin Louisville in 1969. He worked in the family furniture store during high school. The Heleringers had first lived on the South End of Louisville near Churchill Downs but subsequently moved to a larger residence  at St. Matthews, a suburb on the East End of Louisville.<ref name=bio/>

Heleringer (pronounced HELL RINGER) is the oldest of six children of Robert C. Heleringer (1926-2005) and the former Mary Lou O'Donnell (1927-2004). Robert C. Heleringer, also known as Bob Heleringer, and his father,  A. M. Heleringer (1898-1964), founded and operated for a half century Heleringer's Furniture Company in Louisville. Heleringer attended Our Lady of Lourdes School in Louisville, where he was taught by the [[Roman Catholic]] Ursuline Nuns of the Immaculate Conception and acquired a keen interest in U.S. history. He graduated as an eighth grader from Our Lady of Lourdes in 1965 and then Trinity High Schoolin Louisville in 1969. He worked in the family furniture store during high school. The Heleringers had first lived on the South End of Louisville near Churchill Downs but subsequently moved to a larger residence  at St. Matthews, a suburb on the East End of Louisville.<ref name=bio/>

Heleringer was born in the week between the [[Kentucky Derby]] and the [[Preakness]] races. His maternal grandfather from whom he acquired his middle name, Leo O'Donnell (1896-1993), was a thoroughbred trainer who co-founded the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Heleringer's mother and his siblings raced horses in the 1990's and early 2000's and acquired a winner in"Put Me In." Heleringer worked as a parimutuel betting and racing official at various locations while he attended the Roman Catholic [[Xavier University]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], from which he graduated in 1973. He then enrolled at the [[University of Louisville]] School of Law, at which he was the editor of the student newspaper. He graduated in 1976 and immediately launched his law practice. In 2000, he was named an "Honored Alumnus" by his law school.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.equineregulatorylaw.com/robert_l_heleringer_biography.php|title=Biography of Robert L. "Bob" Heleringer|publisher=equineregulatorylaw.com|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

Heleringer was born in the week between the [[Kentucky Derby]] and the [[Preakness]] races. His maternal grandfather from whom he acquired his middle name, Leo O'Donnell (1896-1993), was a thoroughbred trainer who co-founded the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Heleringer's mother and his siblings raced horses in the 1990's and early 2000's and acquired a winner in "Put Me In." Heleringer worked as a parimutuel betting and racing official at various locations while he attended the Roman Catholic [[Xavier University]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], from which he graduated in 1973. He then enrolled at the [[University of Louisville]] School of Law, at which he was the editor of the student newspaper. He graduated in 1976 and immediately launched his law practice. In 2000, he was named an "Honored Alumnus" by his law school.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.equineregulatorylaw.com/robert_l_heleringer_biography.php|title=Biography of Robert L. "Bob" Heleringer|publisher=equineregulatorylaw.com|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

==Political life==

==Political life==