Senator Arthur Orr Contact information

Arthur Orr was born on May 25, 1964, in Decatur, Alabama. He is an American politician serving in the Alabama State Senate and also holds the position of Executive Vice President for Cook’s Pest Control.

Education: Arthur Orr is an alumnus of Wake Forest University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. He further pursued his education at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he received a Juris Doctor degree.

Early Career: Before his political career, Orr served two years in Nepal as a volunteer with the Peace Corps. With the financial help of friends and family in the U.S., Orr used his legal and language training to establish a college scholarship program to benefit female village students. Over 80 village students have benefited by attending college and seeking the opportunities an education provides. After completing his commitment, he returned to Decatur, Alabama where he joined the law firm of Harris, Caddell and Shanks, P.C. and served as president of several non-profit organizations. He was selected as the Citizen of the Year by the Decatur Rotary Club and received other leadership awards from various organizations, including carrying the 1996 Olympic Torch. Orr then served in Bangladesh as a new country developer, and in the Pacific Ocean region of Asia with Habitat for Humanity International as staff attorney. Orr returned home to work for Cook’s Pest Control where he would serve as a Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.

Political Career: Arthur Orr’s political career began in 2006 when he ran for the Alabama State Senate. Orr won both the Republican primary and later the general election. After winning a second term, Orr chaired the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund committee. He now chairs the Senate Finance and Taxation Education committee. He was instrumental in the creation and location of the Robotics Technology Park in Limestone County, the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in Madison County and the Alabama Center for the Arts in Morgan County. Orr has also been a part of business recruitment teams that led to billions in economic investment and thousands of jobs over the three counties he represents. In 2016 Orr sponsored an anti-BDS bill to prevent the state from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel.