Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton | |
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Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | John Thune |
| Preceded by | John Barrasso |
| Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Warner |
| United States Senator from Arkansas | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 Serving with John Boozman | |
| Preceded by | Mark Pryor |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Ross |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Westerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Bryant Cotton May 13, 1977 Dardanelle, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Anna Peckham (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) Claremont Graduate University (attended) |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
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| Rank | Captain |
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Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician and former Army officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Arkansas. From 2013 to 2015 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Cotton was elected to the House in 2012 and to the Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Mark Pryor. He chairs the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Intelligence Committee. Cotton is known for his hawkish foreign policy views, especially toward China, Iran, and Palestine.