Rep. French Hill

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Biographical

Full Name: James French Hill
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: french hill
Date of Birth: Dec. 5, 1956 (age: 67)
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Ark.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.
Place of Residence: Little Rock, Ark.
Previous Occupation: Banker

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Martha McKenzie Hill

2 children: Sarah Elizabeth "Liz" McKenzie Hill, William "Payne" Hill

Biography:

A ninth generation Arkansan, French Hill represents central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected on November 4, 2014, began his first congressional term on January 3, 2015, and was officially sworn in on January 6, 2015. Prior to his congressional service, Mr. Hill was actively engaged in the Arkansas business community for two decades as a commercial banker and investment manager. He was founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Delta Trust & Banking Corp., which was headquartered in Little Rock and recently merged with Arkansas-based Simmons First National Corp.

Prior to his community banking work in Arkansas, Mr. Hill served as a senior official in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. From 1989 until 1991, Mr. Hill served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Corporate Finance, where one of his key assignments was representing the United States as a negotiator in the historic bilateral talks with Japan known as the Structural Impediments Initiative (SII). After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mr. Hill led the design of U.S. technical assistance to the emerging economies of eastern and central Europe in the areas of banking and securities. In 1991, at the age of 34, President Bush appointed Mr. Hill to be Executive Secretary to the President’s Economic Policy Council (EPC), where he coordinated all White House economic policy. For his leadership and service at the Treasury and the White House, Mr. Hill was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady in January 1993. Prior to his Executive Branch Service, from 1982 until 1984, Mr. Hill served on the staff of then-U.S. Senator John Tower (R-TX) as well as on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hill has been active in civic affairs. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Little Rock and served as the 2013 chairman of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. In 1998, he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award by the Boy Scouts of America for his commitment to youth, and in 1999 for his work in historic preservation, he was named Museum Trustee of the Year by Arkansas Museums Association. Additionally, he received the Hanlon Award by the City of Little Rock for Outstanding Business Leader for the arts and humanities in 2002, and the Arkansas Heritage Award from Governor Mike Beebe at the Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism in 2007.

In 2013, he was named the Top Manager of the Year by the Sales and Marketing Executive International, and in 2010, he was selected by AY Magazine as its “Most Powerful Man” in business in Arkansas. He has been a contributor to CNBC, CNN, FOX, and NPR on political and economic policy matters.

Mr. Hill is a magna cum laude graduate in Economics from Vanderbilt University. He is married to the former Martha McKenzie of Dallas, Texas, and they have a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie Hill, and a son, William Payne Hill. The Hill family resides in Little Rock. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: info@electfrench.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

Flickr, campaign

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

X (Twitter)

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Official press releases »

Education

UCLA Anderson School of Management - Certificate (2007)
Vanderbilt University - BS, economics, magna cum laude (1975-1979)

Activities and notes: Omicron Delta Epsilon
Little Rock (Ark.) Catholic High School - Diploma (1975)

Greek Organizations:

Phi Kappa Psi
President

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 6, 2015-) In Office

Member, 2nd Congressional District of Arkansas

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

2nd Congressional District of Arkansas

James French Hill (French), 55.37%
Republican

Joyce Ann Elliott, 44.63%
Democrat
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2nd Congressional District of Arkansas

James French Hill (French), 52.13%
Republican

Everett Clarke Tucker IV (Clarke), 45.82%
Democrat

Joe Swafford, 2.05%
Libertarian
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2nd Congressional District of Arkansas

James French Hill (French), 58.34%
Republican

Dianne Curry, 36.81%
Democrat

Chris Hayes, 4.74%
Libertarian
2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

2nd Congressional District of Arkansas

James French Hill (French), 51.86%
Republican

Patrick Henry Hays, 43.60%
Democrat

Debbie Standiford, 4.46%
Libertarian

Employment History

2nd Congressional District of Arkansas (2014)

Congressional Candidate
Arkansas Office of the Governor
Michael Dale Huckabee (Mike)

Senior Adviser
First Commercial Corp. (Feb. 1993-Dec. 1998)

Executive Officer
White House (Sept. 1991-Jan. 1993)
George Herbert Walker Bush

Special Assistant to the President/Executive Secretary, Economic Policy Council
U.S. Department of the Treasury (May 1989-Sept. 1991)

Deputy Assistant Secretary
Mason Best Co. (Oct. 1984-May 1989)

Director
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee (Oct. 1982-Oct. 1984)
Sen. John Tower (R-TX)

Assistant to the Chair
Sen. Jake Garn (R-UT)

Legislative Aide
Delta Trust and Banking Corp. (Jan. 1999-2014)

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

Theodore Roosevelt Association
Boy Scouts of America Quapaw (Ark.) Area Council
New Gascony Co. LLC
President

Volunteer service:

Boy Scouts of America

Own leadership PAC:

In the Arena PAC

Election campaign:

French Hill for Arkansas

Membership:

National Association of Corporate Directors
National Rifle Association
World Presidents' Organization (2006-)
Member, Arkansas Chapter

Credential:

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
Certificate, Investment Broker

Congressional Commission:

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (Jan. 2018-)
Commissioner

Board membership:

Greater Little Rock (Ark.) Chamber of Commerce (2013)
Board Chair

Awards

Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Democracy Award for "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment (Congressional Management Foundation) (Aug. 2021)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)
Congressional Champion Award (In Defense of Christians) (Oct. 2019)
True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (April 2019)
Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)
Champion of Small Business Investing Award (Small Business Investor Alliance) (Oct. 2018)
Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2018)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2018)
Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)
Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (April 2018)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)
Friend of Farm Bureau Award (Arkansas Farm Bureau) (Oct. 2016)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)
Order of the Arrow Founder's Award (Boy Scouts of America, Quapaw Area Council) (Jan. 2013)
Most Powerful Men, Business (AY Magazine) (2010)
Heritage Award (State of Arkansas) (2007)
Trustee of the Year (Historic Arkansas Museum (Little Rock)) (1999)
Silver Beaver (Boy Scouts of America) (1998)
Outstanding Young Arkansan (Arkansas Junior Chamber) (1993)
Distinguished Service Award (U.S. Department of the Treasury) (1993)
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) (1972)

Activities and Interests

Hobbies: camping, golf, hunting, skiing, biking, hiking, American history

Publications

A Susquicentennial Tribute to Theordore Roosevelt and his Arkansas Connections (2009)
In God's Light: The Cathedral of St. Andrew Stained Glass Windows (2006)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	1533 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0402
Phone:	202-225-2506
Fax:	202-225-5903

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Privately Financed Travel

6 trips taken between 2017 - 2023 costing $48,315

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2018 (Amendment), 2017, 2016, 2015
Election Candidate: 2014, 2014 (Amendment), 2013, 2013 (Amendment)
Extension Letter: 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015
New Hire: 2015, 2015 (Amendment)
Stock transaction: 01/10/2024, 12/13/2023, 03/23/2023, 03/16/2023, 03/14/2023, 04/27/2021, 12/30/2020, 01/15/2020, 07/12/2017, 09/06/2016, 02/03/2016
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.42
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $62,499.96
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Financial Services Committee, Vice Chair

House Financial Services Committee Capital Markets Subcommittee

House Financial Services Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, Chair

House Foreign Affairs Committee Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee

House Foreign Affairs Committee Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee

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Rep. French Hill

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Office History

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

Employment History

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Awards

Activities and Interests

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Contact Information

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