Jeffery James Arnold (born July 26,1967) is an American businessman and former politician who is the Louisiana Executive Director of America First Energy Project.[1] Arnold was previously the CEO of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives. He was the former senior vice president of First NBC Bank in New Orleans,Louisiana.[citation needed]
Arnold was also the former dean of the Louisiana House of Representatives,where he represented District 102,which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood. Arnold was first sent to the House in a special election held on April 6,2002.[2] He was hence term-limited 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 Louisiana State Senate,which encompasses parts of the west bank of Orleans,Jefferson,and Plaquemines parishes.
Political career
In his first election,he received 65.8% of the vote over four other Democratic candidates.[3] In his most recent election on October 22,2011,he polled 81.2 percent of the vote over an intraparty rival named Carlos Williams.[4]
Arnold served as the Chairman of the House Commerce Committee (2008–12) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2012–2016).[5]
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 Troy Carter,a former member of the New Orleans City Council.[6] Carter received 12,935 votes (56.8%);Arnold,9,852 (43.2%).[7]
References
↑ "Louisiana". EnergyRightUS.org. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
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