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| name=Young Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson​

| name=Young Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson​

|office=[[United States Senator​]] for [[Arkansas]]

| office=[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator​]] for [[Arkansas]]

| term_start=January 3, 1997​

| term_start=January 3, 1997​

| term_end=January 3, 2003​

| term_end=January 3, 2003​

| term_start2=January 3, 1993​

| term_start2=January 3, 1993​

| term_end2=January 3, 1997​

| term_end2=January 3, 1997​

| preceded2=[[John P. Hammerschmidt]]​

| preceded2=[[John Paul Hammerschmidt]]​

| succeeded2=[[Asa Hutchinson]]​

| succeeded2=[[Asa Hutchinson]]​

| office3=Arkansas State Representative for Benton County​

| office3=Arkansas State Representative

| term|start3=1985

| term|start3=1985

| term_end3=1992​

| term_end3=1992​

| birth_date =August 11, 1949​

| birth_date=August 11, 1949​

| birth_place=Bentonville, Arkansas​

| birth_place=Bentonville, Arkansas​

| residence=[[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], Arkansas (1984–2003)<br>

| residence=[[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], Arkansas (1984–2003)<br>

Alexandria, [[Virginia]] (2003–present)​

Alexandria, [[Virginia]] (2003–present)​

| party =[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| religion=[[Baptist]]

| religion=[[Baptist]]

| spouse=(1) [[Donna Hutchinson]] (married 1970-1999, divorced)

| spouse=(1) [[Donna Hutchinson]] (married 1970-1999, divorced)

(2) Randi Fredholm Hutchinson

(2) Randi Fredholm Hutchinson

| children=Three sons from first marriage"<br>

| children=Three sons from first marriage:<br>

Jeremy Hutchinson

Jeremy Hutchinson

Timothy Chad Hutchinson (twins)<br>

Timothy Chad Hutchinson (twins)<br>

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, his former legislative assistant and 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 Paul 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.

===Election to U.S. Senate===​

===Election as U.S. Senator===

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>  

After Huckabee's exodus from the Senate campaign, Hutchinson won the Republican nomination and defeated in the general election the Democratic Attorney General Winston Bryant, 53 to 47 percent even though native son Bill Clinton defeated [[Bob Dole]] by seventeen points  in Arkansas to gain a second termas President.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/u/usa/pres/1996.txt |title=Presidential Elections of 1996 |accessdate=April 27, 2020|publisher=Adam Carr's Election Archive}}</ref>  

After Huckabee's exodus from the Senate campaign, Hutchinson won the Republican nomination and defeated in the general election the Democratic Attorney General Winston Bryant, 53 to 47 percent even though native son Bill Clinton defeated [[Bob Dole]] by seventeen points  in Arkansas to gain a second termas President.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/u/usa/pres/1996.txt |title=Presidential Elections of 1996 |accessdate=April 27, 2020|publisher=Adam Carr's Election Archive}}</ref>  

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