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Tom Cotton – Senator from Arkansas, 2028 Presidential Election 2028 Candidate

Tom Cotton

REPUBLICANSENATORArkansas
1%
Votes

Senator from Arkansas

Senate

Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas and raised on his family's cattle farm in Yell County. Harvard College and Harvard Law graduate who served as an Army infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan. Married to attorney Anna Peckham; two sons.

Policy Focus

National Defense

MilitaryImmigrationChina

Policy Positions

MilitaryIncrease defense spending, modernize nuclear arsenal
ImmigrationHalve legal immigration, end chain migration and visa lottery
ChinaDecouple from China economically, ban Chinese land purchases

Career Timeline

2005Served as Army infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan
2013Elected to U.S. House from Arkansas
2015Elected to U.S. Senate at age 37
2020Authored op-ed calling for military deployment during protests
2024Emerged as leading Senate voice on China competition
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