Jeffery James Arnold (born July 26, 1967) is currently the VP of Cooperative Relations at Sky Helm, Managing Director of Bore St. Consulting, and a licensed Louisiana Real Estate Agent. Arnold was previously the CEO of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives. He was the former senior vice president of First NBC Bank in

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, Louisiana. He was also the former dean of the

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, he represented District 102, which encompasses the

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neighborhood. Arnold was first sent to the House in a special election held on April 6, 2002. He was hence

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and was ineligible to seek a fourth four-year term in the 2015 legislative elections. Instead, Arnold ran unsuccessfully for the District 7 seat in the

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, which encompasses parts of the west bank of Orleans,

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, and

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parishes.

Life and career

In his first election, he received 65.8 percent of the vote over four other Democratic candidates. In his most recent election on October 22, 2011, he polled 81.2 percent of the vote over an intraparty rival named Carlos Williams. Arnold has served as the Chairman of the House Commerce Committee (2008–12) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2012–2016). Arnold is a member of the Baptist Hospital Board of Advisors, former member of Holy Cross College Board of Advisors and a former Chairman of the Algiers Development District. He is also president of the Algiers Friendship Club. Arnold was term limited from the House of Representatives and was a candidate in the surprise opening for State Senate race in 2015. He was defeated by fellow Democrat

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, a former member of the

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and current member of congress. Carter received 12,935 votes (56.8 percent); Arnold, 9,852 (43.2 percent). Arnold can be seen as an extra on ''Killing It'' season 1 episode 3 “Dominique” on Peacock.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Jeff (politician) 1967 births Living people Politicians from New Orleans Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Businesspeople from New Orleans American bankers Southeastern Louisiana University alumni Catholics from Louisiana