Richard D. "Rich" Arnold (born February 9, 1945) is a Iowa State Representative from the 72nd District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 1995.

Arnold has served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Local Government committee; the Natural Resources committee; and the Transportation committee. His prior political experience includes serving on the Lucas County

Lucas County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,898 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,238 housing units, of which 3,689 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 Board of Supervisors from 1987-1994.

Arnold was re-elected in 2006 with 6,117 votes (60%), defeating Democratic

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

 opponent Buzz Malone. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf

External links

• Representative Rich Arnold official Iowa General Assembly site
• Profile at Iowa House Republicans