Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton (born May 13, 1977)[1] is the junior United States Senator from Arkansas. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party. Cotton has been in Senate since January 3, 2015. He was in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.[1]
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Born | Thomas Bryant Cotton 13 May 1977 (aged 48) Dardanelle, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Republican | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Anna Peckham
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) | ||||||||
| Website | Senate website | ||||||||
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| Branch/service | United States Army | ||||||||
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| Rank | Captain | ||||||||
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Cotton was born on May 13, 1977 in Dardanelle, Arkansas. He graduated from the Harvard University and attended, but did not graduate from, Claremont Graduate University. He is married to Jaime Gardner. They have one child.
In January 2016, Cotton became the first sitting United States senator to support Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.[2]
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Tom Cotton holding a kitten
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Cotton participating in a 2012 congressional debate at Southern Arkansas University
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Senator Jon Kyl and Cotton speaking at the Hudson Institute
- U.S. Senator Tom Cotton and former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland.jpg
Senator Cotton and former ambassador to the United Nations John R. Bolton at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Senators Joni Ernst, Daniel Sullivan, John McCain, Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and Cory Gardner attending the 2016 International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit in Singapore.jpg
U.S. secretary of defense Ash Carter and senators Joni Ernst, Daniel Sullivan, John McCain, Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and Cory Gardner attending the 2016 International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit in Singapore
Tom Cotton (left) with President Donald Trump and Senator David Perdue (right)
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Senator Cotton visits Air Defenders at Osan Air Base during his three-country tour to Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
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Senator Cotton at First in the Nation Townhall, New Hampshire
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Tom Cotton and Brett Kavanaugh in August 2018
US congressional delegation at Halifax International Security Forum 2014
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cotton, Tom". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Cotton supports Bernie Sanders for President". CNN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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