Mary Jo Arndt
Mary Jo Arndt | |
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| President of the National Federation of Republican Women | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Thayer |
| Succeeded by | Marian Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Jo Larsen September 18, 1933 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 2011 (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".