Tom Cotton

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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