Tom Cotton
U.S. Senator · AR
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Score
92/100 · High Risk
Net worth
$682.8K
Tenure
2013-present (House), 2015-present (Senate)
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $41,889,291 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $14,031,811 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $875,867 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $1,072,465 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $1,430,021 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $289,757 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $7,435,114 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $839,680 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($5,685,700 total)
- $1,613,835: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
- $1,238,040: FREEDOM PARTNERS ACTION FUND, INC.
- $1,047,880: GOVERNMENT INTEGRITY FUND ACTION NETWORK; THE
- $960,250: EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR ISRAEL
- $825,695: JOHN BOLTON SUPER PAC
Top opposers ($14,573,307 total)
- $5,564,945: SMP
- $5,122,141: DSCC
- $2,716,359: PATRIOT MAJORITY USA
- $860,440: NEA ADVOCACY FUND
- $309,422: VOTEVETS.ORG ACTION FUND
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- 2015 'Cotton Letter', 47 senators wrote to Iran undermining nuclear deal negotiations
- Called for 'one week of overwhelming force' against 2020 protests, widely condemned
- Pushed unverified claims about COVID lab origin without evidence
- Extensive Koch network funding while voting against climate legislation