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 49) 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]
Send in the troops
In 2020, Cotton published an essay called "Send In the Troops" in the New York Times. According to Cotton, rioting continued after the George Floyd protests. In the essay, Cotton said that the military should be deployed to help stop the protests. He invoked the desegregation of Little Rock High School and the Los Angeles riots as events which the troops were called.[3] The essay was widely circulated in social media.
The essay was also criticized.[4] Peter Bergen, writing in CNN said the publishing of the article "is just wrong".[5] The News Guild of New York said that the piece "pours gasoline on the fire".[6] The New York Times says that it did not follow editorial standards.[7]
Tom Cotton Media
Tom Cotton holding a kitten
Cotton participating in a 2012 congressional debate at Southern Arkansas University
Senator Jon Kyl and Cotton speaking at the Hudson Institute
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
Tom Cotton (left) with President Donald Trump and Senator David Perdue (right)
Senator Cotton visits Air Defenders at Osan Air Base during his three-country tour to Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Senator Cotton at First in the Nation Townhall, New Hampshire
Tom Cotton and Brett Kavanaugh in August 2018
US congressional delegation at Halifax International Security Forum 2014
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cotton, TomOffice of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ Tom Cotton supports Bernie Sanders for PresidentCNN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Cotton, Tom. Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops (Jun 3, 2020)The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Koran, Mario. New York Times under fire over op-ed urging Trump to 'send in the troops' (Jun 3, 2020)The Guardian. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Bergen, Peter. Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the troops’ op-ed is just wrong (Jun 4, 2020)CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Our Statement on The New York Times' Op-ed "Send In the Troops" (Jun 3, 2020)News Guild of New York. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Maanvi. New York Times says senator Tom Cotton's op-ed did not meet editorial standards (Jun 5, 2020)The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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