Arthur Orr

Infobox State Senator


name=Arthur Orr


state_senate=Alabama
state=Alabama
district=3rd
term=2007 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1964|05|25
place of birth=Decatur, Alabama
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Amy Wallace Bethshares
profession=attorney
religion=First Bible Church in Decatur
party=Republican|

Arthur Orr (born 1964, Decatur) is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 2nd District since 2007.

Orr has provided community service both locally, in the region of Decatur/Morgan County, Alabama, and internationally. Internationally, he served in Nepal as a volunteer with the Peace Corps, in Bangladesh as a new country developer, and in the Pacific Ocean region of Asia with Habitat for Humanity International as staff attorney. Locally, Orr holds various positions on a number of boards. He is treasurer to the Chamber of Commerce. He serves as president of the Community Foundation, the Decatur Rotary Club, Main Street Decatur and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is the chairman of the Calhoun College Foundation, the City Beautification Board and the Volunteer Center. Orr also sits on the board of several non-profit organizations, including the Community Free Clinic which he helped establish to assist the working poor.

Orr is an alumnus of Wake Forest University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of Alabama School of Law, where he receieved a Juris Doctor degree.

External links

* [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senators/senatebios/sd003.html Alabama State Legislature - Senator Arthur Orr] official government website
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=57118 Project Vote Smart - Senator Arthur Orr (AL)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Arthur Orr
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20062&c=423132 2006] campaign contributions