LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Harvard Law School - JD, cum laude (1999-2002)

• Claremont Graduate University - Attended (1998-1999)

• Harvard University - AB, government, magna cum laude (1995-1998)

  Activities and notes: Harvard Crimson, columnist; Harvard Republican Club

• Dardanelle (Ark.) High School - Diploma (1995)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Arkansas (Class 2)
  Thomas Bryant Cotton (Tom), 66.53%

  Republican
  Ricky Harrington, 33.47%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Arkansas (Class 2)
  Thomas Bryant Cotton (Tom), 56.50%

  Republican
  Mark Lunsford Pryor, 39.43%

  Democrat
  Nathan Lafrance, 2.03%

  Libertarian
  Mark H. Swaney, 1.98%

  Green

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  4th Congressional District of Arkansas
  Thomas Bryant Cotton (Tom), 59.53%

  Republican
  Harmon Jeffress (Gene), 36.69%

  Democrat
  Bobby Tullis, 1.92%

  Libertarian
  J Joshua Drake, 1.86%

  Green

Employment History

• McKinsey & Co. Inc. International (2010-2011)

  Management Consultant

• Cooper & Kirk PLLC (2004)

  Attorney

• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (2003-2004)

  Attorney

• U.S. Appeals Court, Fifth Circuit (2002-2003)

  Judicial Clerk

Associated Organizations

• TBC Books LLC

• International Republican Institute

• Cotton for Congress (Arkansas)

• Cotton for Senate (Arkansas)

• Rangers Lead The Way PAC

Awards

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2016)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (Arkansas Farm Bureau) (Oct. 2016)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2016)

• Golden Gavel Award (U.S. Senate) (2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Military History

• U.S. Army Reserve (July 2010-May 2013)

  Captain

• U.S. Army (Jan. 2005-June 2010)

  Captain

  Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Awards and Honors:

• NATO Medal

• Army Commendation Medal

• Iraq Campaign Medal

• Afghanistan Campaign Medal

• Air Assault Badge

• Parachutist Badge

• Ranger Tab

• Combat Infantryman Badge

• Bronze Star

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: running marathons
  

Publications

• Only the Strong: Reversing the Left's Plot to Sabotage American Power (2022)

• Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery (2019)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-2353

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Privately Financed Travel

10 trips taken between 2013 - 2019 costing $58,556

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 2/18/2018: Cased dagger and photo album of meeting from Oman ($150.00)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Congressional-Executive Commission on China
• Joint Economic Committee
• Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee Airland Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Judiciary Committee Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Intellectual Property Subcommittee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Caucuses

• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus
• Congressional Inventions Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Mississippi River Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate ALS Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus
• Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
• Senate Chicken Caucus
• Senate College Free Speech Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Cybersecurity Caucus
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate Hunger Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Outdoor Recreation Caucus
• Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Western Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Congress remembers a political giant on Twitter

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 27, 2018
  As the death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) shook Congress and the rest of the country, members and staffers alike took to Twitter to share fond memories of the war hero and political giant.Here are some notable tweets from both sides of the aisle: read more

• Sen. Cotton picks up anti-Trump defense expert

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 28, 2016
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), reportedly shortlisted as a pick for secretary of defense, has added a prominent national-security expert — and Trump critic — to his D.C. staff this month.John Noonan, who, according to The Hill, signed an open letter opposing Trump's presidential campaign earlier this year, is a former U.S. Air Force nuclear-missile officer. He worked as a foreign policy adviser for Jeb Bush's presidential campaign this year and as defense policy adviser for Mitt Romney's bid in 2012, and spent several years as deputy communications director to the House Armed Services Committee. read more

• Cotton turns to pork farmer to beef up his staff

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 29, 2016
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has hired the caretaker for the Arkansas Razorbacks' mascot as his agriculture project manager. read more

• War hawk reaches for the sky with latest hire

  Posted by LegiStorm on March 22, 2016
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has hired a decorated fighter pilot to be his new military legislative assistant. read more

• Young hopes island visit leads to Senate

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 16, 2016
  An Indiana congressman hoping for a Senate seat traveled to the posh Georgia resort town of Sea Island for the forum that helped launch the presidential campaigns of Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). read more

• Congress reacts to Scalia's passing

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 16, 2016
  Congressional members and their staffers took to Twitter over the weekend to react to Justice Antonin Scalia's death and, in some cases, fire political barbs. read more

• Laura Ingraham provides direct route to Congress

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Dec. 9, 2015
  People hoping to become a congressional staffer might work on campaigns or go to law school, but there appears to be an easier way - work on "The Laura Ingraham Show." read more

• Cotton nets pro lacrosse player as new staff assistant

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Nov. 20, 2015
  Sen. Tom Cotton's (R-Ark.) bench just got a little deeper with the addition of a Major League Lacrosse player to his staff. read more

• Cotton's Israel trip proves costly - literally

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 16, 2015
  A visit to Israel by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and his wife last month was the third most expensive privately financed trip a member has taken in the last 15 years. read more

• Think tank hires Cotton foreign policy adviser

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 22, 2015
  A foreign policy adviser to the freshman senator who caused a stir last month with an open letter to Iranian leaders has left for a government relations job at an international affairs think tank. read more