James Arthur "Art" Pope (born May 5, 1956) is a North Carolina businessman, philanthropist, attorney and former government official.
Pope is the owner, chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states.
He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation.
He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.He co-founded the American conservative North Carolina think tanks the John Locke Foundation and the James G.