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'''George Raymond Arnett''' (June 14, 1924 – June 20, 2019) was an American conservationist, government official, and lobbyist who was the California Fish and Game Commissioner, [[Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks]], and executive vice president of the [[National Rifle Association]].
==Early life==
Arnett was born on [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]] and moved to California when he was seven years old.<ref name="Obituary" /><ref name="Foley" /> He graduated from [[Point Loma High School]] in [[San Diego]] and briefly attended the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] before enlisting in the [[United States Marine Corps]] at the start of [[World War II]].<ref name="Obituary" /> He was sworn into the Marines by his father, Roscoe Arnett, who was the officer in charge of Marine recruiting in [[Southern California]].<ref name="Obituary" /> Arnett served with the [[Fleet Marine Force, Pacific]] and received a field commission in the [[South Pacific]].<ref name="Foley" /> After the war, he was sent to the [[University of Southern California]] to take part in the [[V-12 Navy College Training Program|V-12 College Training Program]]. He received a [[Second lieutenant]] commission and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in petroleum engineering and geology.<ref name="Obituary" /> He was recalled to [[active duty]] in 1950 and served for eighteen months during the [[Korean War]] before receiving an honorable discharge.<ref name="Foley">{{cite news |last1=Foley |first1=Jim |title=Meet the Candidates: Hagen, Arnett Vie |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=TULAR19601029.1.8&srpos=26&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Tulare Advance Register |date=October 29, 1960}}</ref>
==Government service==
Arnett graduated from the [[University of Southern California]] in 1947 spent twenty years as a geologist for the [[Richfield Oil Corporation]].<ref name="Fish and Game" /><ref name="Obituary" /> He led a team that drilled the first oil and gas well on the [[Kenai Peninsula]].<ref name="Obituary" /> He later worked in the public relations department of [[ARCO]].<ref name="Fish and Game" />
In 1960, he was the Republican nominee for the [[United States House of Representatives]] seat in [[California's 14th congressional district]].<ref name="Foley" /> He lost to four-term incumbent [[Harlan Hagen]] 56% to 44%.<ref>{{cite web |title=November 8, 1960 General Election |url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1960-11-08 |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher=Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He ran again in 1962, and lost 59% to 41%.<ref>{{cite web |title=November 6, 1962 General Election |url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1962-11-06 |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher=Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
From 1969 to 1975, Arnett was Fish and Game Commissioner of California.<ref name="Fish and Game">{{cite news |title=New Fish, Game Director |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=RBDN19690203.1.1&srpos=27 |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Red Bluff Daily News |date=February 3, 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New DFG Director |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PAC19750329.1.5&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Petaluma Argus Courier |date=March 29, 1975}}</ref> From 1976 to 1978, he was president of the [[National Wildlife Federation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnett Elected President Of National Wildlife Feds |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19760322.2.118&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Desert Sun |date=March 22, 1976}}</ref><ref name="Obituary" /> From 1981 to 1984, he was Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Seth |title=Reagan Appointees to Push Use of Natural Resources |work=The New York Times |date=March 29, 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarity |first1=James |last2=Weaver |first2=Warren |title=Park Service Departures |work=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1984}}</ref>
On January 26, 1985, Arnett was appointed interim executive vice president of the National Rifle Association by the group's board of directors. On April 20, 1985, he defeated [[Neal Knox]] 2,014 votes to 887 to win a five-year term.<ref>{{cite news |title=NRA picks ex-Reagan aide as official |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b...459166&hl#v=onepage&q="G. Ray Arnett"&f=false |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Gadsden Times |date=April 22, 1985}}</ref> On May 17, 1986, the NRA board of directors fired Arnett, alleging that he had used organization funds to pay for personal hunting trips, fired the entire public education staff without consulting the board, and promoted a female employee with whom he had a personal relationship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schranck |first1=Bob |title=NRA dispute results in suspension |work=Minneapolis Star and Tribune |date=May 21, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release: National Rifle Association Accusations Of Race And Sex Discrimination At Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms “Lesson In Hypocrisy” |url=https://vpc.org/press/press-release...hol-tobacco-and-firearms-lesson-in-hypocrisy/ |website=Violence Policy Center |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
After leaving the NRA, Arnett founded Arnett Associates, a consulting firm that assisted businesses with the state and federal permitting processes. He died on June 20, 2019 at a nursing home in [[Stockton, California]].<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news |title=Arnett, G. Ray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-george-raymond-arnett/134420739/ |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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|title=Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the[[National Rifle Association]]
|before= [[Harlon Carter]]
|years=1985–1986
|after= [[J. Warren Cassidy]]}}
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| before=Robert Herbst
| title=[[Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks]]
| years=1981–1984
| after=William P. Horn}}
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| after=E. Charles Fullerton
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'''George Raymond Arnett''' (June 14, 1924 – June 20, 2019) was an American conservationist, government official, and lobbyist who was the California Fish and Game Commissioner, [[Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks]], and executive vice president of the [[National Rifle Association]].
==Early life==
Arnett was born on [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]] and moved to California when he was seven years old.<ref name="Obituary" /><ref name="Foley" /> He graduated from [[Point Loma High School]] in [[San Diego]] and briefly attended the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] before enlisting in the [[United States Marine Corps]] at the start of [[World War II]].<ref name="Obituary" /> He was sworn into the Marines by his father, Roscoe Arnett, who was the officer in charge of Marine recruiting in [[Southern California]].<ref name="Obituary" /> Arnett served with the [[Fleet Marine Force, Pacific]] and received a field commission in the [[South Pacific]].<ref name="Foley" /> After the war, he was sent to the [[University of Southern California]] to take part in the [[V-12 Navy College Training Program|V-12 College Training Program]]. He received a [[Second lieutenant]] commission and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in petroleum engineering and geology.<ref name="Obituary" /> He was recalled to [[active duty]] in 1950 and served for eighteen months during the [[Korean War]] before receiving an honorable discharge.<ref name="Foley">{{cite news |last1=Foley |first1=Jim |title=Meet the Candidates: Hagen, Arnett Vie |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=TULAR19601029.1.8&srpos=26&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Tulare Advance Register |date=October 29, 1960}}</ref>
==Government service==
Arnett graduated from the [[University of Southern California]] in 1947 spent twenty years as a geologist for the [[Richfield Oil Corporation]].<ref name="Fish and Game" /><ref name="Obituary" /> He led a team that drilled the first oil and gas well on the [[Kenai Peninsula]].<ref name="Obituary" /> He later worked in the public relations department of [[ARCO]].<ref name="Fish and Game" />
In 1960, he was the Republican nominee for the [[United States House of Representatives]] seat in [[California's 14th congressional district]].<ref name="Foley" /> He lost to four-term incumbent [[Harlan Hagen]] 56% to 44%.<ref>{{cite web |title=November 8, 1960 General Election |url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1960-11-08 |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher=Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He ran again in 1962, and lost 59% to 41%.<ref>{{cite web |title=November 6, 1962 General Election |url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1962-11-06 |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher=Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
From 1969 to 1975, Arnett was Fish and Game Commissioner of California.<ref name="Fish and Game">{{cite news |title=New Fish, Game Director |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=RBDN19690203.1.1&srpos=27 |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Red Bluff Daily News |date=February 3, 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New DFG Director |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PAC19750329.1.5&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Petaluma Argus Courier |date=March 29, 1975}}</ref> From 1976 to 1978, he was president of the [[National Wildlife Federation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnett Elected President Of National Wildlife Feds |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19760322.2.118&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Desert Sun |date=March 22, 1976}}</ref><ref name="Obituary" /> From 1981 to 1984, he was Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Seth |title=Reagan Appointees to Push Use of Natural Resources |work=The New York Times |date=March 29, 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarity |first1=James |last2=Weaver |first2=Warren |title=Park Service Departures |work=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1984}}</ref>
On January 26, 1985, Arnett was appointed interim executive vice president of the National Rifle Association by the group's board of directors. On April 20, 1985, he defeated [[Neal Knox]] 2,014 votes to 887 to win a five-year term.<ref>{{cite news |title=NRA picks ex-Reagan aide as official |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b...459166&hl#v=onepage&q="G. Ray Arnett"&f=false |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Gadsden Times |date=April 22, 1985}}</ref> On May 17, 1986, the NRA board of directors fired Arnett, alleging that he had used organization funds to pay for personal hunting trips, fired the entire public education staff without consulting the board, and promoted a female employee with whom he had a personal relationship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schranck |first1=Bob |title=NRA dispute results in suspension |work=Minneapolis Star and Tribune |date=May 21, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release: National Rifle Association Accusations Of Race And Sex Discrimination At Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms “Lesson In Hypocrisy” |url=https://vpc.org/press/press-release...hol-tobacco-and-firearms-lesson-in-hypocrisy/ |website=Violence Policy Center |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
After leaving the NRA, Arnett founded Arnett Associates, a consulting firm that assisted businesses with the state and federal permitting processes. He died on June 20, 2019 at a nursing home in [[Stockton, California]].<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news |title=Arnett, G. Ray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-george-raymond-arnett/134420739/ |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-npo}}
{{succession box
|title=Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the[[National Rifle Association]]
|before= [[Harlon Carter]]
|years=1985–1986
|after= [[J. Warren Cassidy]]}}
{{s-off}}
{{succession box
| before=Robert Herbst
| title=[[Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks]]
| years=1981–1984
| after=William P. Horn}}
{{succession box
| before=Walt Shannon
| title=California Fish and Game Commissioner
| years=1969–1975
| after=E. Charles Fullerton
}}
{{s-end}}
{{National Rifle Association}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnett, G. Ray}}
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