Robert C. Arnould

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 Robert C. Arnould Jr. was born in Davenport, Iowa, on September 23, 1953. 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. 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.

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.

Personal life Arnould married Betsy Brandsgard in 1983, whom he later divorced. Arnould subsequently settled in El Dorado Hills, California, and remarried, to Marilyn.