County Treasurer Jay K. aRNOLD

Jay Arnold is a life-long Oklahoman. He was born in Mooreland and raised in Woodward. He and his family spent many weekends and summers at their lake house on Lake Texoma. Some of his fondest childhood memories are being at the lake skiing, fishing, or riding trails on my ATV. 

After college, Mr. Arnold became a resident of Canadian County. He began his career in government at the Canadian County District Attorney’s Office under the leadership of District Attorney, Mike Fields. Jay worked for 15 years in that capacity as the probation officer and soon after became the supervisor over all of the probation and restitution divisions. He served on the Board of Directors for the District Attorney’s Association and was elected as State Chairman of Probation / Restitution in 2013 and again in 2014. He was awarded the Outstanding Public Service Award in 2018 by Mr. Fields. Jay believes that his years of service at the District Attorney’s Office laid a solid foundation that prepared him to accept the challenges of the treasurer’s office.

Mr. Arnold made the commitment to run for county treasurer in February of 2020. He campaigned for two years sharing his vision for the office and worked to earn every vote. “The time that I was able to spend knocking doors, attending political events, and social gatherings was invaluable,” Arnold stated. “Our county is full of wonderful, kind, innovative, community driven people. They are truly salt of the earth. I would not want to live anywhere else.” 

On April 15, 2022, Mr. Arnold became the Canadian County Treasurer-Elect. He was sworn in on July 1, 2022.

It is a privilege and an honor to serve in this capacity. I do not take it for granted. I have a remarkable staff and I am so fortunate to be able to lead them and to serve the people of our county alongside each and every one of them.  

Mr. Arnold is a long-time member of Life Church at the Yukon Campus. He has been married for 22 years and has two children, ages 17 and 15. Jay is a member of the County Treasurer’s Association of Oklahoma as well as The Association of Public Treasurers of the United States. He serves as the Southwest District Director for the County Treasurer’s Association of Oklahoma, and is the treasurer for the Okarche Educational Foundation. Mr. Arnold is also a trustee for the Canadian Valley Vo-Tech Foundation and he serves on the Oklahoma State University’s County Training Program Treasurer’s Advisory Board.