Mary Jo Arndt

Mary Jo Arndt
President of the National Federation of Republican Women
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byMarilyn Thayer
Succeeded byMarian Miller
Personal details
Born
Mary Jo Larsen

(1933-09-18)September 18, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 2011(2011-09-24) (aged 78)

Mary Jo Arndt (née Larsen; September 18, 1933 – September 24, 2011) was an American activist and civic leader involved in Republican politics. She was president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Women and in 1982, she was elected to the Illinois Republican Committee representing the 6th congressional district. Between 1998 and 1999, she was president of the National Federation of Republican Women. She was described by the Chicago Tribune as "arguably the state's most influential Republican woman operative".