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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Georgetown University Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business - Certificate, international business (2003-2004)

• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) - MPA (1994-1997)

• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) - BA, political science (1990-1994)

• Plainview (Texas) High School - Diploma (1990)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  19th Congressional District of Texas
  Jodey Cook Arrington, 74.78%

  Republican
  Tom W. Watson, 22.86%

  Democrat
  Joe Burnes, 2.37%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  19th Congressional District of Texas
  Jodey Cook Arrington, 75.00%

  Republican
  Miguel Antonio Levario, 25.00%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  19th Congressional District of Texas
  Jodey Cook Arrington, 86.65%

  Republican
  Troy Bonar, 8.54%

  Libertarian
  Mark Lawson, 4.81%

  Green

Employment History

• Scott Laboratories Inc. (July 2014-Dec. 2016)

  President

• Texas Tech University System (Sept. 2011-July 2014)

  Vice Chancellor for Research and Commercialization

• Texas Tech University System (Jan. 2007-Aug. 2011)
  Kent Ronald Hance

  Chief of Staff to the Chancellor

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding (March 2005-Aug. 2006)

  Deputy Federal Coordinator/Chief Operating Officer

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (Jan. 2001-Dec. 2005)

  Chief of Staff

• White House (Jan. 2001-Sept. 2001)
  George Walker Bush

  Special Assistant to the President/Associate Director of Presidential Personnel

Associated Organizations

• Bulldog PAC

• Spirit Ranch (Lubbock, Texas)

  Former Board Member

• National Institute for Renewable Energy

  Former Board Member

• Texans for Jodey Arrington

Awards

• Fiscal Hero Award (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (May 2024)

• Champion of Limited Government (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (May 2021)

• Champion of Agriculture Award (American Agri-Women) (Aug. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• National Wheat Advocate Award (National Association of Wheat Growers) (Jan. 2020)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (2020)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)

• Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Award (Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources) (Jan. 2019)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)

• Wind Leadership Award (Tri Global Energy LLC) (Aug. 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• U.S. Wind Champion Award (American Wind Energy Association) (Aug. 2017)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: spending time with family, Texas Tech football, rap music
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  tx19.scheduling@mail.house.gov
• 
  Email, press:
  arrington_press@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	1107 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4319
Phone:	202-225-4005
Fax:	202-225-9615

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Privately Financed Travel

1 trip taken in 2017 costing $23,045

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Budget Committee, Chair
• House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, Ex Officio
• House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force, Ex Officio
• House Ways and Means Committee
House Ways and Means Committee Tax Subcommittee
House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee
• Joint Economic Committee

Caucuses

• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Border Security Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Long-Range Strike
• Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus
• Congressional Energy Export Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Family Business Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Term Limits Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Conservative Climate Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Jobs and the Economy Task Force
• House Republican Steering Committee, Texas Region 2 Representative
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Science and National Labs Caucus
• Texas Ag Task Force, Co-Chair

Caught Our Eye

• Former intern turned lobbyist returns to the Hill

  Posted by Heavyn Lester on May 24, 2024
  Shawn Bengali, who has been lobbying for VDMA America Inc. since 2022, has returned to the Hill as a legislative assistant to Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas). read more

• A GOP rep had the worst staff turnover of 2020. But historically, Democrats are still worse

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 22, 2021
  A Republican led the House in the worst staff turnover of 2020. But Democrats still hold the worst records for all-time turnover, according to a LegiStorm staffer salary analysis. read more

• GOPer leads House in worst 2018 staff turnover - but Dems hold all-time records

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 25, 2019
  A Republican led Congress in the worst staff turnover of 2018 - but the worst all-time offenders are still Democrats, according to a LegiStorm staffer salary analysis. read more

• One in six freshman reps employing ex-lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 9, 2017
  Of the 53 freshmen members of the House, eight have added lobbyists to their staff rosters so far, according to a LegiStorm analysis of incoming staff.  read more