Jeff Arnold Deputy Legislative Director National Association of Counties

Jeff serves as Deputy Legislative Director of the National Association of Counties (NACo). He has nearly twenty-five years experience in Washington, D.C., working on, and with, Capitol Hill. He is NACo’s chief lobbyist on telecommunications and technology policy.

Jeff is responsible for managing NACo's policy development process for all issues, and coordinates the policy steering committee member appointment process. He is also responsible for the administrative functions of the Legislative Department.

Jeff also serves as NACo’s representative on the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Management Improvement Act Task Force relating to security, immigration and commercial policy.

Jeff joined NACo's legislative staff in January 1994. Prior to joining NACo, he served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and before that, as Chief of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs for the Minerals Management Service, a bureau of the Department.

Jeff's early career in Washington, D.C. was spent on Capitol Hill. He spent nearly two years as a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Arnold worked on the legislative staff of former U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield of Oregon for six years.

A native of Eugene, Oregon, Arnold earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon, with honors.