U.S. Senator · R Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Tom Cotton is a Republican U.S. Senator from Arkansas. He has served in the Senate since January 2015, and previously served in the House (2013–2015). He serves as Senate Republican Conference Chair. He sits on the Joint Economic Committee, Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources committees and is Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. His seat is next on the ballot in November 2026.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittees: Airland · Cybersecurity · Emerging Threats and Capabilities · Strategic Forces
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittees: Energy · Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Leadership
- Senate Republican Conference Chair since 2025-01-03
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by Tom Cotton. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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