Tom Cotton

Thomas Bryant Cotton is an American politician, attorney, and former Army officer serving as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
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Some of the key events about Tom Cotton

  • 1998
    Graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government
  • 2002
    Earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School
  • 2005
    Volunteered for military service and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army
  • 2006
    Deployed to Baghdad as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • 2006
    Wrote a letter to the New York Times criticizing the newspaper for publishing classified information about a government surveillance program
  • 2008
    Volunteered for a second combat tour and served in eastern Afghanistan
  • 2009
    Awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Ranger Tab for military service
  • 2012
    Elected to the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 4th congressional district
  • 2013
    Voted against the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization
  • 2014
    Elected as the youngest member of the United States Senate at age 37
  • 2014
    Claimed ISIS and Mexican drug cartels were collaborating to infiltrate the southern U.S. border, which was disputed by government officials
  • 2015
    Published "Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery," a book about military service
  • 2015
    Authored a controversial open letter to Iranian leaders regarding nuclear negotiations, signed by 46 other Republican senators
  • 2016
    Blocked a vote on a criminal justice reform bill, despite bipartisan support
  • 2017
    Suggested "tough" interrogation techniques should be used on terrorism suspects, contradicting laws against torture
  • 2018
    Opposed a bipartisan immigration reform bill that would have provided a path to citizenship for Dreamers
  • 2019
    Proposed legislation to reduce legal immigration by up to 50%
  • 2020
    Re-elected to a second term in the U.S. Senate with over 66% of the vote
  • 2020
    Called slavery a "necessary evil" in comments about how to teach American history, which sparked widespread criticism
  • 2021
    Voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania, despite no evidence of widespread fraud

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