| | '''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 [[Vice President]] [[JD Vance]], by virtue of his leadership position, and also [[Florida]] Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], possibly [[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 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 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> |