Jeffrey Arnold
Deputy Legislative Director of the Legislative Affairs Department
Jeff serves as Deputy Director of the Legislative Department. He is the chief lobbyist on Telecommunications and Technology policy. He is responsible for managing NACo's policy development and coordination of the policy steering committee appointment process, and also responsible for the administrative functions of the department, including budget, personnel.
Jeff joined NACo's Legislative Department as an Associate Legislative Director in January 1994. He has over twenty five years experience in Washington, D.C., working on and with Capitol Hill. Prior to joining NACo, he served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Interior and as Chief of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs for the Minerals Management Service, a bureau of the Department of the Interior. He also served as the congressional liaison for President George H.W. Bush's Task Force on Oil and Gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf of California.
Jeff's early career in Washington, D.C. was spent on Capitol Hill. He spent nearly two years as a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the tenure of Senator James McClure as Chairman. Arnold worked on the staff of former U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield of Oregon for six years, serving as the senior legislative assistant before leaving for the Committee staff.
A native of Eugene, Oregon, Arnold earned his bachelor of science degree from the University of Oregon, with honors in 1980.
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Biography last updated June 2007