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Thomas Cotton

Republican · U.S. Senate · AR

Tom Cotton is a Republican U.S. senator from AR. Tom Cotton serves as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Tom Cotton has served in Congress since 2013. Paper Trail tracks organization-affiliated PAC contributions, committee assignments, legislation, and documented organization connections associated with this member.

Congressional data updated Sep 11, 2026
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At a Glance

Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.

Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

2023–2024 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
5 of 172 FEC receipt pages imported0 of 1 authorized committees complete · 100 Schedule A records stored. Itemized totals below are partial and will rise as the import continues.
Total raised$2,488,964
Total spent$2,821,993
Candidate loansNot reported
Authorized-committee transfersNot reported
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
Total contributionsNot reported
Individuals$1,537,499
Receipt categories and non-individual contributors
Party committees$0
Other political committees$181,500
Candidate contributions$0
Total loans—
Other federal receipts—
Operating-expense offsets$180
Refunded individual contributions$12,416

Itemized non-individual receipts

These Schedule A records exclude individual contributors and memo-only rows. They are categorized from immutable FEC committee IDs and metadata. Summary totals also include unitemized receipts, transfers, loans and adjustments, so this itemized subtotal is not expected to equal total raised.

Other political committees$68,953
Organizations$6,122
COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEEOther political committees · C00774703 · 2 receipts$55,242
R SENATE PACOther political committees · C00570861 · 1 receipt$10,000
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. INC.Organizations · 2 receipts$3,998
COTTON VICTORYOther political committees · C00571018 · 2 receipts$2,211
CHAIN BRIDGE BANKOrganizations · 1 receipt$2,124
THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSOther political committees · C00228296 · 1 receipt$1,500

Canonical FEC Schedule A receipts

FEC-Identified PAC Contributions

Net itemized PAC receipts

$02023–2024 cycle

Gross itemized PAC receipts

$0Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest identified PAC

None recorded

5 of 172 FEC receipt pages imported. These totals are partial and must not be compared with the complete candidate summary as if they covered every receipt.

This replaces the older recipient-side PAC estimate. Every row comes from the candidate campaign’s Schedule A filings and is identified by FEC committee ID. Parent organizations appear only after review; names never create the link.

No itemized PAC receipts are currently available for this cycle.

Institutional position

Current Committee Assignments

Paper Trail legislation records

Sponsored & Cosponsored Measures by Topic

Defense & National Security
S. 929 — GATE Act of 2025

Sponsor · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Defense & National Security
S. 34 — Justice for 9/11 Act

Sponsor · Justice for 9/11 Act This bill provides that any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment must not preclude the trial of such individuals under other provisions of law for that attack. In any trial of such individuals, the death penalty must be available. In the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the individual must (1) be held at U. S.

Justice & Civil Rights
S. 382 — Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Science & TechnologyEnvironment
S. 1549 — Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HousingPublic Lands
S. 858 — Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

Cosponsor · Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).

Defense & National SecurityImmigration
S. 5 — Laken Riley Act

Cosponsor · Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.

Education
S. 9 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls. Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities. ) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

Congressional Service History
Senate · AR

Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027 · Republican

Senate · AR

Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2021 · Republican

House · AR-4

Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015 · Republican