Hutchinson’s confirms his intentions to compete for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. On Sunday (April 2, 2023) Hutchinson made his intentions known as a potential Republican alternate for the 2020 election. The former governor of Arkansas stated that “leaders that appeal to the best of America, and not just appeal to our worst instincts,” during an interview last weekend. What you need to know about Asa Hutchinson’s life, work, wife, and family is provided below.
Who Is Asa Hutchinson?
Hutchinson, an attorney and investor from Bentonville, Arkansas, was born on December 3rd, 1950. He earned his JD from the University of Arkansas School of Law after graduating with a BA in Accounting from Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Before being elected as a US representative for Arkansas’ third congressional district, he worked as a counsel for the Western District of Arkansas. Hutchinson was elected the 46th governor of Arkansas between 2015 and 2023 after defeating Democratic candidate Mike Ross in the 2014 election.
Since the 1980s, when Democrats dominated state politics in Arkansas, Hutchinson has been a constant. Hutchinson was one of the House managers pursuing the impeachment case against then-President Bill Clinton while serving as a representative. Later, under President George W. Bush, he led the Drug Enforcement Agency and worked as the department’s undersecretary of homeland security.
Who Is Asa Hutchinson’s Wife?
Susan Burrell Hutchinson is Asa’s spouse. She was Arkansas’s first lady when Hutchinson became governor in 2015; she is an Atlanta resident. Susan Burrell earned a Business Administration degree from Dallas’ Southern Methodist University. She has held positions on the boards of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. She has also worked extensively for charities like the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the American Heart Association.
About Family
Asa Hutchinson III, Sarah Hutchinson, Seth Hutchinson, and John Hutchinson are the four children Asa Hutchinson and his wife have together. They also have six grandkids. After getting hitched in 1973, the Republican nominee and his wife have been together for 50 years.
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