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Robert C. Arnould
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 8, 1995
Preceded byAndy McKean
Succeeded byNeil P. Harrison
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 42nd district
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 10, 1993
Preceded byRalph Rosenberg
Succeeded byRobert L. Rafferty
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
In office
December 13, 1977 – January 9, 1983
Preceded byThomas Higgins
Succeeded byDorothy Carpenter
Personal details
Born
Robert C. Arnould Jr.

(1953-09-23) September 23, 1953 (age 71)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Betsy Brandsgard
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(m. 1983, divorced)​

Marilyn
Occupationpolitician

Robert C. Arnould (born September 23, 1953) is an American former politician. He was first seated as a member of Iowa House of Representatives from District 82 from 1977 to 1983, then represented District 42 until 1993. Arnould served his ninth and final term as state representative for District 44.

Early life

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Robert C. Arnould Jr.[1] was born in Davenport, Iowa on September 23, 1953.[2] His father, also named Robert, was a plumber, and his mother, Gertrude Bloom, was a computer programmer who worked for the Rock Island Arsenal for 25 years.[3][4] The younger Robert Arnould attended Madison Grade School and Central High School, both in Davenport. He studied at Brown University until 1974, then transferred to Iowa State University until 1976, and later enrolled at St. Ambrose College.[2] After completing his education, Arnould farmed in Davenport.[5]

Career

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Arnould served as chairman of the Scott County Democratic Party from 1976 to 1978. On December 13, 1977, he succeeded Thomas J. Higgins as the state representative from District 82. Between 1983 and 1993, Arnould occupied the District 42 seat. He remained a member of the Iowa House of Representatives until January 8, 1995, retiring from public office as a representative of District 44. Arnould was assistant majority leader in the state house from 1983 to 1987, then served as majority leader until 1991, and was speaker of the Iowa House until 1993, when he became minority leader.[2][5]

After stepping down from the Iowa legislature, Arnould moved to Sacramento, California, started working for the California Credit Union League in May 1995, and later became director of state legislative affairs for California and Nevada, then senior vice president of government affairs in 2004.[5][6]

Personal life

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Arnould married Betsy Brandsgard in 1983, whom he later divorced.[5] Arnould subsequently settled in El Dorado Hills, California,[3][4] and remarried,[5] to Marilyn.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Arnould Retains House Seat". Quad-City Times. November 8, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c "Robert C. Arnould". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Robert Arnould". Quad City Times. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (Subscription required.)
  4. ^ a b "Gertrude Arnould". Quad City Times. August 2, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (Subscription required.) Alternative URL
  5. ^ a b c d e Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 54–55. ISBN 9780313302145.
  6. ^ "Arnould, CCUL Nine-Year Veteran, Promoted to SVP, Government Affairs". Credit Union Times. November 30, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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