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| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| spouse=Kelly McCarthy Mooney (married 1982)

| spouse=Kelly McCarthy Mooney (married 1982)

| children=Gaston, John Houston, and Arrington Mooney

| children=Arnold Gaston Mooney, III<br>

John Houston Mooney<br>

Arrington Mooney

| alma_mater=Samford University<br>

| alma_mater=Samford University<br>

[[George Washington University]]

[[George Washington University]]

'''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#.We4aebpFzb0|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>