Stopping CRT
Tom was the first Senator to fight to stop critical race theory that jeopardizes our kids' education. He helped make sure liberal bureaucrats in D.C. wouldn't push toxic ideology on Arkansas kids.
About Tom Cotton
Meet Tom.
Tom Cotton was born and raised on his family's cattle farm in Yell County, he served as an Army infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he fights for Arkansas's conservative values in the U.S. Senate.
6th-generation Arkansan
Army veteran
U.S. Senator since 2015
Arkansas's Conservative Values
Born in Yell County.
Raised on the farm.
Tom Cotton is a sixth-generation Arkansan who was born and raised on his family's cattle farm in Yell County.
He graduated from Dardanelle High School before going on to Harvard and Harvard Law School. After clerking on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and spending a short time in private law practice, Tom’s life took a different turn.
- 6th Generation Arkansan. Cotton family farming in Yell County since the 1840s.
- Dardanelle High School — small-town public school in west Arkansas.
- Harvard & Harvard Law — Clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Called to serve
After 9/11, Tom answered the call.
The tragic attacks of September 11, 2001 occurred during Tom's final year of law school and changed his life's trajectory.
Tom joined the United States Army as an Infantry Officer, spending nearly five years on active duty. He completed combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, serving with the 101st Airborne and a Provincial Reconstruction Team.
Between his two combat tours he served as a platoon leader with The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery — the unit responsible for military honors funerals.
Bronze Star Medal
Combat Infantry Badge
Ranger Tab
Your United States Senator
Fighting for Arkansas.
Tom Cotton has served in Congress and the Senate and fights for Arkansas's values every day.
As the third-ranking Republican Senator, Tom Cotton uses his influence to deliver defense investments for Arkansas, lower taxes for Arkansans, and to advance Arkansas’s conservative values like deporting illegal aliens, stopping DEI and trans surgeries for kids, and rebuilding our military.
We will govern with strength, pride, and honor, just as Reagan did.Sen. Tom Cotton
Delivering for Arkansas
From day one.
Tom has fought the tough battles for Arkansans and Americans, and he's delivered real results in the Senate.
Rebuilding America's military strength
Tom fought and delivered billions in defense investments in Arkansas, created thousands of high-paying jobs, and make America safer and more secure.
Repealing Obamacare's mandate
In 2017, Tom led the fight to repeal the individual mandate — saving 60,000 Arkansas families from costly IRS tax penalties.