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'''Arnold Gaston Mooney, II''' (born c. 1951),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.linkedin.com/in/arnold-g-mooney-ii-91893a5|title=Arnold G. Mooney, II|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>LinkedIn.com indicates that Mooney received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973; therefore, he is estimated to have been born in c. 1951.</ref> is a [[business]]man from [[suburb]]an Indian Springs in Birmingham, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 43 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Jefferson and Shelby counties in the north central portion of his state line.

'''Arnold Gaston Mooney, II''' (born c. 1951),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.linkedin.com/in/arnold-g-mooney-ii-91893a5|title=Arnold G. Mooney, II|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>LinkedIn.com indicates that Mooney received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973; therefore, he is estimated to have been born in c. 1951.</ref> is a [[business]]man from [[suburb]]an Indian Springs in Birmingham, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 43 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Jefferson and Shelby counties in the north central portion of his state line.

Mooney holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] and a [[Master of Arts]] from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He also studied at the School of Government and Business Administration at the [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He was from 1985 to 2012 the  vice president of Colonial Properties Trust. Since 2012, he has been an associate broker for Southeast Commercial Partners. He is a member of Alabama [[Eagle Forum]] and the Alabama Policy Institute. He is a board member of the foundation for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He is a past president of the charitable organization, the St. Andrew’s Society. He has been a fundraiser for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is a [[deacon]] at Meadow Brook [[Baptist]] Church in Birmingham; he is chairman of the personnel committee and the capital campaign to raise funds for a church sanctuary. Mooney and his wife, Kelly, have three grown children, Gaston, Houston, and Arrington Mooney.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149974/arnold-mooney#.We4ANbpFzb1|title=Arnold Mooney's Biography|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> 

Mooney holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] and a [[Master of Arts]] from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He also studied at the School of Government and Business Administration at the [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He was from 1985 to 2012 the  vice president of Colonial Properties Trust. Since 2012, he has been an associate broker for Southeast Commercial Partners. He is a member of Alabama [[Eagle Forum]] and the Alabama Policy Institute. He is a board member of the foundation for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He is a past president of the charitable organization, the St. Andrew’s Society. He has been a fundraiser for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is a [[deacon]] at Meadow Brook [[Baptist]] Church in Birmingham; he is chairman of the personnel committee and the capital campaign to raise funds for a church sanctuary. Mooney and his wife, Kelly, have three grown children, Gaston, Houston, and Arrington Mooney.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149974/arnold-mooney#.We4aebpFzb0|title=Arnold Mooney's Biography|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> 

In the Republican [[primary]] runoff for House District 38 on July 15, 2014, Mooney defeated intra-party rival Amie Beth Shaver. The position opened when the incumbent Republican Mary Sue McClurkin, did not seek reelection. Mooney then ran unopposed in the November 4 [[general election]] in the heavily Republican district..<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Arnold Mooney|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref> Mooney had been McClurkin's finance chairman in her three previous state House elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/06/mo_brooks_taps_state_legislato.html|title=Mo Brooks taps state legislator to run Senate campaign|date=June 5, 2017|publisher=Al.com|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

In the Republican [[primary]] runoff for House District 38 on July 15, 2014, Mooney defeated intra-party rival Amie Beth Shaver. The position opened when the incumbent Republican Mary Sue McClurkin, did not seek reelection. Mooney then ran unopposed in the November 4 [[general election]] in the heavily Republican district..<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Arnold Mooney|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref> Mooney had been McClurkin's finance chairman in her three previous state House elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/06/mo_brooks_taps_state_legislato.html|title=Mo Brooks taps state legislator to run Senate campaign|date=June 5, 2017|publisher=Al.com|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

Mooney was a staff assistant to conservative [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[U.S. Senator]] James B. Allen, who died in office in 1978 and was known like Republican [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] for his mastery of parliamentary procedure. In 1984, Mooney managed the unsuccessful campaign of Republican former [[U.S. Representative]] Albert Lee Smith, Jr. (1931-1997), of Birmingham, who challenged the popular Democratic incumbent Howell Heflin.<ref name=pvs/> In 2017, Mooney managed the Birmingham campaign for [[Mo Brooks]] of Huntsville, a [[U.S. representative]] who unsuccessfully sought to succeed Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] in a special election held on August 15. Sessions resigned the position to become [[Attorney General of the United States]] in the [[Donald Trump|Trump]] administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobrooksforsenate.com/brooks-appoints-mooney-campaign-chair/|title=Brooks appoints Mooney as campaign chair|publisher=Mobrooksforsenate.com|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> The top two vote-getters, [[Roy Moore]], a former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and appointed interim Senator [[Luther Strange]], the former state attorney general,  competed in a runoff, which Moore won. Moore now faces a heated challenge from the [[liberal]] Democrat, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, on December 12.

Mooney was a staff assistant to conservative [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[U.S. Senator]] James B. Allen, who died in office in 1978 and was known like Republican [[Jesse Helms]] of [[North Carolina]] for his mastery of parliamentary procedure. In 1984, Mooney managed the unsuccessful campaign of Republican former [[U.S. Representative]] Albert Lee Smith, Jr. (1931-1997), of Birmingham, who challenged the popular Democratic incumbent Howell Heflin.<ref name=pvs/> In 2017, Mooney managed the campaign for [[Mo Brooks]] of Huntsville, a U.S. representative who unsuccessfully sought to succeed Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] in a special election held on August 15. Sessions resigned the position to become [[Attorney General of the United States]] in the [[Donald Trump|Trump]] administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobrooksforsenate.com/brooks-appoints-mooney-campaign-chair/|title=Brooks appoints Mooney as campaign chair|publisher=Mobrooksforsenate.com|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> The top two vote-getters, [[Roy Moore]], a former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and appointed interim Senator [[Luther Strange]], the former state attorney general,  competed in a runoff, which Moore won. Moore now faces a heated challenge from the [[liberal]] Democrat, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, on December 12.

Mooney sits on these House committees:  (1) Health, (2) Jefferson County Legislation, (3) Shelby County Legislation, and (4) Ways and Means General Fund.<ref name=pvs/>

Mooney sits on these House committees:  (1) Health, (2) Jefferson County Legislation, (3) Shelby County Legislation, and (4) Ways and Means General Fund.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2015, Representative Mooney voted for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters prepare monthly reports. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted against increasing the  cigarette tax, which still passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Mooney co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Mooney voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which passed 72-29. He voted against the prohibition of judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149974/arnold-mooney#.We4D77pFzb0|title=Arnold Mooney's  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, Representative Mooney voted for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters prepare monthly reports. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted against increasing the  cigarette tax, which still passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Mooney co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Mooney voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which passed 72-29. He voted against the prohibition of judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149974/arnold-mooney#.We4D77pFzb0|title=Arnold Mooney's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

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