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TOM COTTON, Republican, of Little Rock, AR; born in Dardanelle, AR, May 13, 1977; education: B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1999; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2002; military service: officer, U.S. Army, 2005-09; professional history: attorney; management consultant; election history: elected to the 4th District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.

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