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Tom Cotton
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American politician and army officer (born 1977)
Key facts
- Leader
- John Thune
- Preceded by
- John Barrasso
- Succeeded by
- Bruce Westerman
- Born
- Thomas Bryant Cotton , ( 1977-05-13 ) May 13, 1977 (age 49) , Dardanelle, Arkansas , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Anna Peckham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA , JD ), Claremont Graduate University (attended)
- Website
- Senate website , Campaign website
- Branch service
- United States Army Army Reserve
- Years of service
- 2005–2009 (active) 2010–2013 (reserve)
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- 506th Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
- Battles wars
- War in Afghanistan Iraq War
- Awards
- Bronze Star Army Commendation Medal (2) Army Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal See more
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cotton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dardanelle
- Occupation
- business consultant
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Conflict
- Iraq War
- Military branch
- United States Army Reserve
- Military rank
- captain
- Official website
- www.cotton.senate.gov
- Image
- Tom Cotton official Senate photo.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Significant event
- September 11 attacks
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- Tom Cotton
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- 1977-05-13
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- Tom Cotton
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- Tom
- military unit
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
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- Tom Cotton
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- Tom Cotton
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician and former Army officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Arkansas. From 2013 to 2015 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Cotton was elected to the House in 2012 and to the Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Mark Pryor. He is chair of the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tom Cotton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.