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Asa Hutchinson
Hutchinson in 2023
46th Governor of Arkansas
In office January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023
Lieutenant
Tim Griffin
Preceded by
Mike Beebe
Succeeded by
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office July 8, 2021 – July 15, 2022
Vice Chair
Phil Murphy
Preceded by
Andrew Cuomo
Succeeded by
Phil Murphy
Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 5, 2020 – July 8, 2021
Chair
Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by
Andrew Cuomo
Succeeded by
Phil Murphy
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)
8th Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
In office August 8, 2001 – January 23, 2003
President
George W. Bush
Deputy
John B. Brown III
Preceded by
Donnie R. Marshall
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 Arkansas Republican Party
In office January 1, 1991 – December 31, 1995
Serving with Sheffield Nelson (1991–1992)
Preceded by
Ken Coon
Succeeded by
Lloyd Stone
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
Personal details
Born
William Asa Hutchinson II
(1950-12-03) December 3, 1950 (age 73) Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Susan Burrell
(m. 1973)
Children
4
Relatives
Tim Hutchinson (brother)
Education
Bob Jones University (BA) University of Arkansas (JD)
Signature
Website
Campaign website
William Asa Hutchinson II (/ˈeɪsə/, AY-sə; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. attorney, U.S. representative, and in two roles in the George W. Bush administration. He was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Hutchinson to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, which covers most of Fort Smith. In 1986, Hutchinson unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers, before losing a race for Attorney General of Arkansas to Winston Bryant four years later. He later successfully ran for the House of Representatives in 1996, representing Arkansas's 3rd congressional district until 2001, when president George W. Bush successfully nominated him as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2003, Bush appointed Hutchinson as the Under Secretary for border and transportation security at the newly established Department of Homeland Security; Hutchinson retired from the Bush administration in 2005.
In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas, but lost to Democratic nominee Mike Beebe, the state attorney general. In 2014, Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for governor, this time defeating the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Mike Ross. He was reelected in 2018 with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Due to term limits, he was barred from seeking reelection in 2022, and was succeeded by Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
From 2020 to 2021, Hutchinson served as vice chair of the National Governors Association. He succeeded Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York as chair of the organization for 2021–2022.
In 2023 he announced his candidacy in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. He suspended his campaign on January 16, 2024 after a poor performance in the Iowa caucuses.
William AsaHutchinson II (/ˈeɪsə/, AY-sə; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor...
The 2024 presidential campaign of AsaHutchinson, the 46th governor of Arkansas, was informally announced on April 2, 2023, during an exclusive interview...
nominee in 2006, the same year that Donna Hutchinson was elected to the state House. Tim and AsaHutchinson are the brothers-in-law of Arkansas State...
Arkansas governor AsaHutchinson announced his candidacy during an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl. On April 6, Hutchinson filed candidate paperwork...
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Haley, Ron DeSantis, Ryan Binkley, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy and AsaHutchinson, appear on the ballot in most states. Delegates won by some who suspend...
unopposed and won all 23 delegates. Donald Trump Nikki Haley (withdrawn) AsaHutchinson (withdrawn) Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) Chris...
former U.S. Representative and 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial nominee AsaHutchinson. Hutchinson won the general election by the largest margin recorded for a...
(withdrew on January 10, 2024) Ron DeSantis (withdrew on January 21, 2024) AsaHutchinson (withdrew on January 16, 2024) Nikki Haley Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrew...
money scandal with Stormy Daniels. April 2: Former governor of Arkansas AsaHutchinson informally announced his candidacy during an exclusive interview with...
uncontested Democratic primary and defeating former U.S. Representative AsaHutchinson in the general election with 56% of the vote. Beebe was elected to a...
and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor AsaHutchinson won reelection to a second term, winning by more than 33 percentage...
former U.S. Representative AsaHutchinson by a wide margin. This was the first open seat election since 1978. Hutchinson later won the governorship in...
5% AsaHutchinson 0.8% Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. Ron DeSantis 15.8% Vivek Ramaswamy 6.4% Asa Hutchinson...
endorsing Trump. Ramaswamy will retain his three expected delegates. AsaHutchinson, who finished with less than 1% of the vote, dropped out the following...
endorsements positions Nikki Haley campaign endorsements positions AsaHutchinson campaign E. W. Jackson Vivek Ramaswamy campaign Withdrew before primaries...
talent. John Hutchinson orchestrated the group's formation with his brothers Asa, Jesse, and Judson Hutchinson in 1840; the Hutchinsons (11 sons, two...
the National Governors Association (2019–2020) (endorsed Nikki Haley) AsaHutchinson, Governor of Arkansas (2015–2023), Administrator of the Drug Enforcement...
Retrieved 2024-02-19. Cullen, Art (10 January 2024). "Editorial: Caucus for Hutchinson". Storm Lake Times Pilot. Retrieved 13 January 2024. Hammer, John (2024-02-27)...
endorsements positions Nikki Haley campaign endorsements positions AsaHutchinson campaign E. W. Jackson Vivek Ramaswamy campaign Withdrew before primaries...
voters V – unclear "Another candidate" with 11%; Liz Cheney with 5%; AsaHutchinson with 2% "None of these candidates" with 7%; "Someone else not listed"...
Burgum (withdrawn) Chris Christie (withdrawn) Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) AsaHutchinson (withdrawn) Perry Johnson (withdrawn) Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) Tim...
unclear "Doug Burgum & AsaHutchinson with 1%; Larry Elder with 0% "Someone else" with 2%; Doug Burgum with 1%; Larry Elder, AsaHutchinson & Francis Suarez...
August 5, 2020 – July 8, 2021 Vice Chair AsaHutchinson Preceded by Larry Hogan Succeeded by AsaHutchinson Vice Chair of the National Governors Association...
contest will be held alongside the Maryland and Nebraska primaries. AsaHutchinson (withdrawn) Party officials Conrad Lucas, former Chair of the West Virginia...
November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Arkansas. Incumbent governor AsaHutchinson was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Sarah Huckabee...
allocated on a proportional basis. Donald Trump Nikki Haley (withdrawn) AsaHutchinson (withdrawn) Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) Chris...
Sample size Margin of error Chris Christie Ron DeSantis Nikki Haley AsaHutchinson Mike Pence Vivek Ramaswamy Tim Scott Donald Trump Other Undecided Quinnipiac...
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