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Tom Cotton
Profile
Tom Cotton is an American politician and military veteran serving as the junior United States Senator from Arkansas since 2015. Before his election to the Senate, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2015. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Cotton served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, completing combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Known for his conservative political views, he is a prominent voice on foreign policy and national security issues within the Republican Party.
Details
- Born
- May 13, 1977 · 49 years old
- Birth place
- Dardanelle, Arkansas, United States
- Education
- Harvard College, Harvard Law School
- Career
- U.S. Army officer, management consultant at McKinsey & Company, law clerk, attorney
