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Asa Hutchinson

William Asa Hutchinson II (born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. attorney, U.S. representative, and in two roles in the George W. Bush administration. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Hutchinson to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, which covers most of Fort Smith. In 1986, Hutchinson unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers, before losing a race for Attorney General of Arkansas to Winston Bryant four years later. He later successfully ran for the House of Representatives in 1996, representing Arkansas's 3rd congressional district until 2001, when president George W. Bush successfully nominated him as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2003, Bush appointed Hutchinson as the Under Secretary for border and transportation security at the newly established Department of Homeland Security; Hutchinson retired from the Bush administration in 2005. In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas, but lost to Democratic nominee Mike Beebe, the state attorney general. In 2014, Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for governor, this time defeating the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Mike Ross. He was reelected in 2018 with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Due to term limits, he was barred from seeking reelection in 2022, and was succeeded by Sarah Huckabee Sanders. From 2020 to 2021, Hutchinson served as vice chair of the National Governors Association. He succeeded Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York as chair of the organization for 2021–2022. Hutchinson is a candidate for president of the United States in 2024.


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Born:
Dec 3, 1950 In Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
7
First Appeared:
In the series The Awful Truth 1999-04-11
Latest Project:
Movie An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th 2024-04-16
Known For
Poster of An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th
Poster of At This Hour with Kate Bolduan
Poster of Real Time with Bill Maher
Poster of Terror from Within
Filmography
Movie An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th Self – Former U.S. Attorney - Arkansas 2024-04-16
Series Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Self 2018-06-22
Series The Circus Self 2016-01-17
Series At This Hour with Kate Bolduan Self 2014-02-10
Series Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003-02-21
Movie Terror from Within Self 2002-08-28
Series The Awful Truth Self 1999-04-11