| Arthur A. Small | |
| State Senate: | Iowa |
| District: | 23rd |
| Term Start: | January 10, 1983 |
| Term End: | January 12, 1987 |
| Preceded: | C. Joseph Coleman |
| Succeeded: | Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones |
| State Senate1: | Iowa |
| District1: | 37th |
| Term Start1: | January 8, 1979 |
| Term End1: | January 10, 1983 |
| Preceded1: | Minnette Doderer |
| Succeeded1: | Charles H. Bruner |
| State House2: | Iowa |
| District2: | 73rd |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 1973 |
| Term End2: | January 8, 1979 |
| Preceded2: | John E. Camp |
| Succeeded2: | Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones |
| State House3: | Iowa |
| District3: | 69th |
| Term Start3: | January 11, 1971 |
| Term End3: | January 7, 1973 |
| Succeeded3: | Norman P. Roorda |
| Birth Name: | Arthur Adams Small, Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Brunswick, Maine, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | lawyer |
| Spouse: | Mary Jo Small |
| Children: | Peter A. Small, Martha K. Small, Arthur A. Small, III[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Bowdoin College (BA) University of Iowa (MA, JD) |
Arthur Adams Small, Jr. (October 14, 1933 – October 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1971 to 1979, and in the Iowa State Senate from 1979 to 1987, as a Democrat.[2]
Small was born in Brunswick, Maine. He attended Bowdoin College, and served in the United States Army. He later earned a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa.
While serving in the Iowa General Assembly, Small entered law school at the age of forty-eight, earning a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. In 1986, Small ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
From 1987 to 2000, Small practiced law and worked as a lobbyist representing a variety of clients. He lived in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2004, Small ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate.[3] He died, aged 81, on October 3, 2015, in Iowa City of kidney failure.[4]