Arthur Orr
Arthur Orr (born 1964, Decatur, Alabama

Decatur, Alabama

Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city, affectionately known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County...

 is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Alabama Senate

Alabama Senate

The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens...

, representing the 3rd District since 2007.

Orr has provided community service both locally, in the region of Decatur

Decatur, Alabama

Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city, affectionately known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County...

/Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. State of Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the...

, and internationally. Internationally, he served in Nepal

Nepal

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 as a volunteer with the Peace Corps

Peace Corps

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, in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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 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

Chamber of commerce

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. 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

Working poor

- Definition in the United States :There are several popular definitions of "working poor" in the United States. According to the US Department of Labor, the working poor "are persons who spent at least 27 weeks [in the past year] in the labor force , but whose incomes fell below the official...

.

Orr is an alumnus

Alumnus

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 of Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

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, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of Alabama School of Law

University of Alabama School of Law

The University of Alabama School of Law located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a nationally ranked top-tier law school and the only public law school in the state. In total, it is one of five law schools in the state, and one of three that are ABA accredited.The diverse student body, of approximately...

, where he received a Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 degree.

External links

• Alabama State Legislature – Senator Arthur Orr official government website
• Project Vote Smart – Senator Arthur Orr (AL) profile
• Arthur Orr
• Follow the Money – Arthur Orr
  • 2006 campaign contributions