Arthur Orr
Arthur Orr is an Alabama Senator and Executive Vice President for Cook's Pest Control.Education
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 received a Juris Doctor degree.Career
Orr 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. Orr returned home to work for Cook's Pest Control where he would serve as a Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. In 2006 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.
In May 2019, he voted for the Human Life Protection Act, which will impose a near-total ban on abortion in the state.Board memberships
Orr is the Chairman of the Alabama Bicentennial Committee. 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 the Community Free Clinic, which he helps to found.
