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'''Thomas Bryant “Tom” Cotton''' (born May 13, 1977 (age {{age|1977|5|13}})) is the current junior senator from [[Arkansas]]. He has mostly held a strongly [[conservative]] voting record in contrast to his colleague [[John Boozman]], who is the state's senior senator.

'''Thomas Bryant “Tom” Cotton''' (born May 13, 1977; age {{age|1977|5|13}}) is the current junior senator from [[Arkansas]]. He has mostly held a strongly [[conservative]] voting record in contrast to his colleague [[John Boozman]], who is the state's senior senator.

As a military veteran with a commanding presence, relative youth, and a tall stature, Sen. Cotton is expected to be the well-funded [[neoconservative]] candidate for president in 2028. His rivals then will be [[Florida]] Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], [[Texas]] [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], and U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]], all of whom have been supported by [[Koch]]-network related money in the past.

As a military veteran with a commanding presence, relative youth, and a tall stature, Sen. Cotton is expected to be the well-funded [[neoconservative]] candidate for president in 2028. His rivals then will be [[Florida]] Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], [[Texas]] [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], and U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]], all of whom have been supported by [[Koch]]-network-related money in the past.

Cotton has been a leader in criticizing Attorney General [[Merrick Garland]] even before Garland's shameful political indictment of [[Trump]]. Cotton directly told Garland at a Senator hearing in 2021, “Thank [[God]] you’re not on the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]].”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/578715-cotton-tells-garland-thank-god-youre-not-on-the-supreme-court/</ref>

Cotton has been a leader in criticizing Attorney General [[Merrick Garland]] even before Garland's shameful political indictment of [[Trump]]. Cotton directly told Garland at a Senate hearing in 2021, “Thank [[God]] you’re not on the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]].”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/578715-cotton-tells-garland-thank-god-youre-not-on-the-supreme-court/</ref>

Cotton criticized [[Joe Biden]]'s approach to the post-pullout [[Afghanistan]] government: the [[White House]] is "more worried [[Taliban]] cabinet is full of men than full of [[terrorist]]s."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-taliban-cabinet-men-terrorists-tom-cotton</ref>

Cotton criticized [[Joe Biden]]'s approach to the post-pullout [[Afghanistan]] government: the [[White House]] is "more worried [[Taliban]] cabinet is full of men than full of [[terrorist]]s."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-taliban-cabinet-men-terrorists-tom-cotton</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Cotton formerly represented [[Arkansas]] in its 4th congressional district. He was first elected to this seat in 2012. A leader against [[Obamacare]], Cotton has hinted that he might support withholding government funding until the Obamacare failure is repealed.

Cotton formerly represented [[Arkansas]] in its 4th congressional district. He was first elected to this seat in 2012. A leader against [[Obamacare]], Cotton has hinted that he might support withholding government funding until the Obamacare failure is repealed.

==U.S. Senate==

==U.S. Senate==

Cotton strongly opposes [[criminal justice reform]], and has even gone as far as implying that the [[First Step Act]] enabled [[Black Lives Matter]] and made the immense scale of the [[George Floyd]] riots possible.<ref>https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/op-eds/our-under-incarceration-problem</ref>

Cotton strongly opposes [[criminal justice reform]], and has even gone as far as implying that the [[First Step Act]] enabled [[Black Lives Matter]] and made the immense scale of the [[George Floyd]] riots possible.<ref>https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/op-eds/our-under-incarceration-problem</ref>

Late in 2020, however, Cotton disappointed his conservative base when he urged [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] to concede the election to former Vice President [[Joe Biden]]. He refused to support the challenge to the electoral votes waged January 6 by conservatives objecting to rampant election fraud.

Late in 2020, however, Cotton disappointed his conservative base when he urged [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] to concede the election to former Vice President [[Joe Biden]]. He refused to support the challenge to the electoral votes waged on January 6 by conservatives objecting to rampant election fraud.

Cotton is notorious for being a warmonger, particularly against China following the emergence of COVID-19, as well as Iran.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/06/coulter-lab-theory-of-wuhan-virus-cooked-up-in-a-neocon-lab</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/09/27/sen-tom-cotton-warns-of-cold-war-with-china-and-biden-must-take-action/</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/443725-cotton-us-could-win-war-with-iran-in-two-strikes</ref>

Cotton is notorious for being a warmonger, particularly against China following the emergence of COVID-19, as well as Iran.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/06/coulter-lab-theory-of-wuhan-virus-cooked-up-in-a-neocon-lab</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/09/27/sen-tom-cotton-warns-of-cold-war-with-china-and-biden-must-take-action/</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/443725-cotton-us-could-win-war-with-iran-in-two-strikes</ref>