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Biography
Arthur Orr (born May 25, 1964, in Decatur, Alabama) is an American attorney and a Republican member of the Alabama Senate. He has represented the 3rd District since 2007.
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.
Board memberships
He is treasurer to his local Chamber of Commerce and 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 helped to found.