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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Young Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson
| name=Young Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson
|office=[[United States Senator for [[Arkansas]]
|office=[[United States Senator]] for [[Arkansas]]
| term_start=January 3, 1997
| term_start=January 3, 1997
| term_end=January 3, 2003
| term_end=January 3, 2003
}}
}}
'''Young Timothy Hutchinson''', known as '''Tim Hutchinson''' (born August 11, 1949), is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]]-turned-[[lobbyist]] who served in the [[Arkansas]] House of Representatives, the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 3rd congressional district, and from 1997 to 2003, the [[United States Senate]]. He was the first Republican to have been elected to the U.S. Senate in Arkansas since 1879.<ref name=ency>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4168|title=Young Timothy (Tim) Hutchinson (1949–)|publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
'''Young Timothy Hutchinson''', known as '''Tim Hutchinson''' (born August 11, 1949), is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]]-turned-[[lobbyist]] who served in the [[Arkansas]] House of Representatives, the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 3rd congressional district, and from 1997 to 2003, the [[United States Senate]]. He was the first Republican to have been elected to the U.S. Senate in Arkansas since 1879.<ref name=ency>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4168|title=Young Timothy (Tim) Hutchinson (1949–)|publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
A native of Bentonville in northwestern Arkansas, he is a son of John Malcolm Hutchinson, Sr. (1907–1991) , and the former Coral Virginia Mount (1912–1998). He was reared on the family farm in nearby Gravette. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville, [[South Carolina]] and his [[Master of Arts]] in 1990 in political science from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville.<ref name=ency/>
A native of Bentonville in northwestern Arkansas, he is a son of John Malcolm Hutchinson, Sr. (1907–1991) , and the former Coral Virginia Mount (1912–1998). He was reared on the family farm in nearby Gravette. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville, [[South Carolina]] and his [[Master of Arts]] in 1990 in political science from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville.<ref name=ency/>
Hutchinson no longer lives in Arkansas. After his defeat for Senate reelection in 2002, he became a resident of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. After his divorce in 1999 from the former [[Donna Hutchinson|Donna King]], he married the former Randi Fredholm, an [[attorney]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], who specializes in [[real estate]] and industrial and environmental law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawyer.com/randi-hutchinson-dc.html|title=Randi Hutchinson|publisher=Lawyer.com|accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
Hutchinson no longer lives in Arkansas. After his defeat for Senate reelection in 2002, he became a resident of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. After his divorce in 1999 from the former [[Donna Hutchinson|Donna King]], he married the former Randi Fredholm, an [[attorney]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], who specializes in [[real estate]] and industrial and environmental law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawyer.com/randi-hutchinson-dc.html|title=Randi Hutchinson|publisher=Lawyer.com|accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==
Hutchinson served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992 from a district including a portion of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]. In 1992, he ran successfully for the Republican nomination in Arkansas' 3rd congressional district to succeed the 26-year incumbent, [[John P. Hammerschmidt]], who retired after thirteen terms in the House. He defeated fellow Republican state Representative, [[Richard Barclay]] of Rogers in Benton County, and then topped the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] John VanWinkle, an attorney from Fayetteville, in the same general election in which [[Bill Clinton]], the Arkansas governor at the time, unseated [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. Hutchinson' margin was only 7,500 votes. Hutchinson's victory was attributed to his margin of ten thousand votes in his native Benton County. This race had the second-closest margin in the 3rd, one of the most Republican districts in the South, which Hammerschmidt had represented since January 1967. The only closer race was in 1974, when Bill Clinton came within 6,300 votes of ousting Hammerschmidt.
Hutchinson served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992 from a district including a portion of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]. In 1992, he ran successfully for the Republican nomination in Arkansas' 3rd congressional district to succeed the 26-year incumbent, [[John P. Hammerschmidt]], who retired after thirteen terms in the House. He defeated fellow Republican state Representative, [[Richard Barclay]] of Rogers in Benton County, and then topped the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] John VanWinkle, an attorney from Fayetteville, in the same general election in which [[Bill Clinton]], the Arkansas governor at the time, unseated [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. Hutchinson' margin was only 7,500 votes. Hutchinson's victory was attributed to his margin of ten thousand votes in his native Benton County. This race had the second-closest margin in the 3rd, one of the most Republican districts in the South, which Hammerschmidt had represented since January 1967. The only closer race was in 1974, when Bill Clinton came within 6,300 votes of ousting Hammerschmidt.
The 3rd district reverted to form in 1994, when Hutchinson was reelected with 63 percent of the vote.
The 3rd district reverted to form in 1994, when Hutchinson was reelected with 63 percent of the vote.
===United States Senator===
===Election to U.S. Senate===
Hutchinson ran for the Senate seat being vacated by popular Democrat [[David Pryor]], who is also a former Arkansas governor (1975-1978). Initially, the leading Republican candidate for the party nomination was Lieutenant Governor [[Mike Huckabee|Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee]], a former [[Southern Baptist]] pastor. . However, when Democratic Governor James Guy "Jim Guy" Tucker resigned upon his conviction for mail fraud, Huckabee assumed the governorship and dropped out of the Senate race;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=108 |title=Mike Huckabee |publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas'' |accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
Hutchinson ran for the Senate seat being vacated by popular Democrat [[David Pryor]], who is also a former Arkansas governor (1975-1978). Initially, the leading Republican candidate for the party nomination was Lieutenant Governor [[Mike Huckabee|Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee]], a former [[Southern Baptist]] pastor. . However, when Democratic Governor James Guy "Jim Guy" Tucker resigned upon his conviction for mail fraud, Huckabee assumed the governorship and dropped out of the Senate race;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=108 |title=Mike Huckabee |publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas'' |accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>