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Asa Hutchinson | |
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| 46th Governor of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2015 | |
| Lieutenant | Tim Griffin |
| Preceded by | Mike Beebe |
| Vice Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2020 | |
| Chair | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security | |
| In office January 23, 2003 – March 1, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Randy Beardsworth (acting)[1] |
| Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| In office August 8, 2001 – January 23, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William Simpkins (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Karen Tandy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | John Boozman |
| Chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas | |
| In office January 1, 1990 – January 1, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Coon |
| Succeeded by | Sheffield Nelson |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office September 1, 1982 – January 20, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Larry McCord |
| Succeeded by | Michael Fitzhugh |
| City Attorney of Bentonville, Arkansas | |
| In office 1977–1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Asa Hutchinson II December 3, 1950 Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Hutchinson |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Bob Jones University (BA) University of Arkansas (JD) |
Asa Hutchinson (born December 3, 1950) is an American politician. On January 13, 2015, he became the 46th Governor of Arkansas and was elected again on 11 November 2018. He is a Republican. He was the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.[2]
Hutchinson was born in Bentonville, Arkansas. He is a descendant of Alexander Simpson Hutchinson, a government official and slave owner in South Carolina and Arkansas.[3][4][5] He lives there with his wife, Susan Burrell Hutchinson. He has four children.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Beardsworth Heads DHS Transport". www.joc.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Did Bush-Era DEA Endorse Medical Marijuana?". The Weed Blog. Retrieved Jan 14, 2015.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Frederick McAlpine (1947). The Hutchinson family of Laurens County, South Carolina, and descendants. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Houston, Texas: A. Jones Press.
- ↑ "A S Hutchison in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules". Ancestry Library. 1850.
Name: A S Hutchison; Residence Date: 1850; Residence Place: Laurens, South Carolina, USA; Number of Enslaved People: 12
- ↑ "A S Hutchison in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules". Ancestry Library. 1860.
Name: A S Hutchison; Residence Date: 1860; Residence Place: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA; Number of Enslaved People: 8
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