Asa Hutchinson Politician

William Asa Hutchinson (born December 3, 1950) is an American politician who has been the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015. Previously he was U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas, Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the first Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas and lost to Democrat Mike Beebe, the outgoing state attorney general. In 2014 Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for Governor, this time winning the election over Democrat Mike Ross to become Governor of Arkansas.

Personal facts

Asa Hutchinson
Birth dateDecember 03, 1950
Birth nameWilliam Asa Hutchinson
Birth place
Arkansas , Bentonville Arkansas , United States
Religion
Southern Baptist Convention
Education
Bob Jones University
University of Arkansas School of Law

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Office holder

officeAdministrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
party
Republican Party (United States)
president
region
Arkansas
successor
Karen Tandy

Asa Hutchinson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.asaforgovernor.com
  2. http://www.johnandkenshow.com/audio/files/asahutchinson.wmx
  3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/05/AR2006110501200.html