 He was a police officer in Huntsville, Alabama prior to his election to the state legislature.He has also worked as a farmer and is a member of College Park Church of God.In August 2017, Alabama state senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he will introduce legislation during the next session, an election year, that would allow local Alabama commissions "to ask voters in their counties to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects."