Asa Hutchinson

A Representative from Arkansas. Born in Bentonville, Benton County, Ark. , December 3, 1950. Graduated from Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark. , 1968. B. S. , Bob Jones University, Greenville, S. C. , 1972. J. D. , University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, 1975. City attorney, Bentonville, Ark. , 1977-1978. United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1982-1985. Unsuccessful candidate for Arkansas attorney general, 1990. Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1986. Chairman, Arkansas State Republican Committee, 1990-1995. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses, served until resignation on August 6, 2001 (January 3, 1997-August 6, 2001). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton. Director, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2001-2003. Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, 2003-2005. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 2006. Governor of Arkansas, 2015-2023.