Career
The outgoing dean of the Louisiana House of Representatives, he represented District 102, which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood. Arnold was first sent to the House in a special election held on April 6, 2002. He was hence term-limited and was ineligible to seek a fourth four-year term in the 2015 legislative elections.
Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for the District 7 seat in the Louisiana State Senate, which encompasses parts of the west bank of Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes.
Arnold holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in management/marketing/finance from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. In his first election, he received 65.8 percent of the vote over four other Democratic candidates.
Arnold has served as the Chairman of the House Commerce Committee (2008-2012) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2012-present). Because of House term limits, Arnold was a candidate in the November 21, 2015 runoff election for the state Senate.
Carter received 12,935 votes (568 percent).
Arnold, 9,852 (432 percent).
