Asa Hutchinson

Asa Hutchinson became governor of Arkansas on January 13, 2015.
Hutchinson was raised on a farm near Gravette, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law and has spent the majority of his career in the private sector as a small business owner, lawyer and entrepreneur.
At the age of 31, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas – the youngest in the country, at that time. Hutchinson served as a U.S. Congressman from 1996 to 2001, when he was appointed as administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. In January 2003, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Hutchinson and his wife Susan have four children and five grandchildren.

Governor

State of Arkansas

2015 - Current

Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security

Department of Homeland Security

2003 - 2005

Director

Drug Enforcement Administration

2001 - 2003

Representative

U.S. Congress

1997 - 2001

chairman

Arkansas State Republican Committee

1990 - 1995

United States Attorney

estern District of Arkansas

1982 - 1985

city attorney

Bentonville, Ark.

1977 - 1978

University of Arkansas School of Law

J.D. (1975)

Bob Jones University

B.S. (1972)