Senate Republican Conference Chair, United States Senate, 2025-present

Senator, United States Senate, Arkansas, 2015-present

Candidate, United States Senate, Arkansas, 2014, 2020, 2026

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Arkansas, District 4, 2013-2015

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Arkansas, District 4, 2012

Member, Committee on Armed Services

Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Member, Joint Economic Committee

Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Airland

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism

Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Member, Subcommittee on Energy

Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Former Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Senate Judiciary Committee

Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Airland, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, United States Senate

Served, United States Army Reserve, 2010-2013

Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company, 2010-2011

Captain, United States Army, 2005-2009

Attorney, Cooper & Kirk, 2004

Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, 2003-2004

Judicial Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, 2002-2003

Member, Editorial Board, Harvard Crimson

Member, United Methodist Church

Awards:

Bronze Star Medal, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, NATO Service Medal

Father's Name:

Len Cotton

Father's Occupation:

Former District Supervisor, Arkansas Department of Health

Favorite Author:

Walter Russell Mead, Robert D. Kaplan, Henry Kissinger, Daniel Silva, C.J. Vonn, and Jason Matthews

Mother's Name:

Avis Cotton

Mother's Occupation:

Former Middle School Principal