ABOUT TOM COTTON
Republican politician and Army veteran who became an Arkansas representative in the House of Representatives in 2013. In January of 2025, he became the Chair of the Senate Republican Conference.
He served in the Army and attended Harvard's Law School.
He wrote an open letter to the New York Times in 2006, calling for a journalist to be imprisoned for espionage. He is known for his aggressive foreign policies.
He was born to Avis and Thomas Leonard Cotton. He is a practicing Methodist.
He was opposed to Barack Obama 's healthcare plan, the Affordable Care Act.
