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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $368,016 (range $368,016–$1,020,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Arkansas: $60,773 (±$467); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

610% of the Arkansas median

Median household income, Arkansas $60,773

Tom Cotton, reported assets (low end) $368,016

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+4 earlier GunsNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingNOvoted NO on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About Tom Cotton

Age: 49 (born May 13, 1977)source
Born in: Dardanelle, Arkansassource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2015 · 11 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Says duck hunting in Arkansas "can't be beat."Source: NSSF

He's a former U.S. Army officer.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

Tom Cotton was the first U.S. Senator to put forward a plan to stop toxic critical race theory, the 1619 Project. tomcotton.com
When the Army rolled out its initiative to weaken physical fitness standards for our troops, Tom took action, and the plan has been reversed. tomcotton.com
Obamacare’s individual mandate was a tax on 60,000 Arkansas families and countless others across America. tomcotton.com

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · AR Senate · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Tom Cotton · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $368,016 (range $368,016–$1,020,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Tom Cotton: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Tom Cotton	At least $368,016 (range $368,016–$1,020,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Armed Services — Member
Subcommittee: Airland — Member
Subcommittee: Cybersecurity — Member
Subcommittee: Emerging Threats and Capabilities — Member
Subcommittee: Strategic Forces — Member
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Member
Subcommittee: Energy — Member
Subcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining — Member
Joint Economic Committee — Member
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Chair

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$103,500 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$6,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$6,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 343 since 2015. 2 became law. 1 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 4465 (119th Congress) — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Became law Apr 30, 2026 (Public Law 119-87) · Official record ↗
S. 3523 (115th Congress) — Full Military Honors Act of 2018
Introduced Sep 27, 2018 · Passed Senate Dec 19, 2018 · Official record ↗
S. 3076 (114th Congress) — Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016
Introduced Jun 20, 2016 · Became law Dec 14, 2016 (Public Law 114-273) · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingNayNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

91% of the time — 10 of 11 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.