Tom Cotton
U.S. Senate
Raised · 2026 cycle
$12.8M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Tom Cotton is a Republican who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in Arkansas. Federal Election Commission filings report $12,773,972 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated April 2026.
Tom Cotton is one of the most hawkish and ideologically consistent voices in the Republican Senate caucus. A Harvard Law graduate, combat veteran of the 101st Airborne in Iraq and Afghanistan, and former Army Ranger, he has built a national profile as a foreign policy hardliner and sharp critic of China. He is considered a potential presidential contender and has been mentioned as a future Secretary of Defense. He is expected to win re-election easily in deep-red Arkansas in 2026.
China & National Security
Treat China as a strategic adversary; decouple U.S. economic dependence
- Authored legislation banning Chinese nationals from purchasing U.S. farmland near military installations
- Led efforts to restrict Chinese access to U.S. universities and research institutions
- Backed aggressive sanctions on Chinese military companies and technology firms
- Supported TikTok ban legislation over national security concerns
Criminal Justice
Tougher sentencing; oppose "soft on crime" reforms; strengthen law enforcement
- Opposed the First Step Act criminal justice reform bill
- Backed legislation to reinstate mandatory minimum sentences
- Authored the "SAFE" Act targeting progressive prosecutors
- Consistently opposed bail reform and decarceration efforts
Immigration
Drastically reduce legal immigration levels; zero tolerance at the border
- Co-authored the RAISE Act to cut legal immigration by 50% and shift to a merit-based system
- Opposed all amnesty legislation including DACA codification
- Backed use of military force at the southern border
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced Jun 16, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced May 20, 2026 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.
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Individual donors make up 60% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.
$12.8M
Total raised
$9.4M
Total spent
$9.8M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-03-31 · Source: FEC