Tom Cotton Launches Reelection Bid With $8 Million on Hand, Endorsements From Every Member of Arkansas Congressional Delegation

Senate Intel Chair vows to deport Hamas supporters and block Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) launched his reelection bid Thursday, pledging to deport Hamas supporters and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear capabilities.

Cottonā€”the chairman of both the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Republican Conferenceā€”launched his 2026 reelection bid with support from every Arkansas statewide official, every member of Arkansasā€™s congressional delegation, and 108 out of 110 of Arkansasā€™s Republican state legislators, according to his campaign. Cotton enters the race for his third term with $8 million in cash on handā€”a record-breaking sum for an Arkansas senator and more than three times what he had at this point in his 2020 campaign, when he won by 33 points.

ā€œIā€™m grateful for the overwhelming support of Arkansans and want to keep serving them in the Senate by fighting to pass tough-on-crime laws, deport the Hamas-supporting lunatics, and stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,ā€ Cotton told the Washington Free Beacon. ā€œThis will make Arkansas and America a safer place to live.ā€

The congressman, an Army veteran, has also already acquired the endorsements of several fellow Republican senators, including Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania.

ā€œSenator Cotton is an America first leader in the Senate who helped me win my race,ā€ McCormick said. ā€œHeā€™s tough on crime, he is deeply respected on national security issues, and he has my full endorsement to keep serving Arkansans.ā€

Cotton, first elected to the Senate in 2014, was named a Free Beacon Man of the Year in 2018 for his unwavering stance against Democratic efforts to enact prison reform that would have freed violent offenders. Rather than yielding, Cotton launched a relentless, years-long campaign to spotlight Americaā€™s pressing ā€œunder-incarceration problem,ā€ championing public safety with resolute conviction.

He also earned an honorable mention for the prestigious award in 2020 for his steadfast commitment to law and order. That June, his op-ed in the New York Times urging President Donald Trump to ā€œsend in the troopsā€ in response to violent unrest in Americaā€™s cities led to a revolt in the publicationā€™s newsroom, highlighting the liberal staffā€™s opposition to free speech.

So far, no Democrats have announced their intentions to challenge Cottonā€™s reelection bid.

Original News Source ā€“ Washington Free Beacon

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