French Hill (politician)

James French Hill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded by Tim Griffin
Personal details
Born James French Hill
(1956-12-05) December 5, 1956
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma mater Vanderbilt University(B.S.)
UCLA School of Management
Occupation Banker, investor
Website House website

James French Hill (born December 5, 1956) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in the 2014 election and took office on January 3, 2015.

He has voted with his party in 97 percent of votes so far in the current session of Congress and voted in line with President Trump's position in 100 percent of the votes in the early weeks of the administration.[1][2]

Early life and education

He attended Vanderbilt University[3] graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He pledged the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and served as president. He later attended the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management where he earned a certified corporate director designation.[4]

Career

Hill served in President George H. W. Bush’s administration as executive secretary to the President’s Economic Policy Council and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Corporate Finance.[5]

Hill founded and was the CEO and chairman of the Board Delta Trust and Banking Corporation in Little Rock until its acquisition by Simmons First Bank in 2014.[6]

U.S. House of Representatives

2014 election

Hill decided to run for the 2nd district U.S. House seat after fellow Republican Tim Griffin decided instead to run for lieutenant governor. Hill then defeated Democrat Pat Hays, the mayor of North Little Rock,[7] 52 to 44 percent.[8]

Committee assignments

Political positions

He has voted with his party in 97% of votes so far in the current session of Congress and voted in line with President Trump's position in 100% of the votes.[1][2]

Healthcare

On May 4, 2017, he voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and pass the American Health Care Act.[9][10]

Personal life

A ninth-generation Arkansan and Roman Catholic,[11] Hill resides in Little Rock. He and his wife, Martha McKenzie, have two children.

Electoral history

Arkansas 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.08
Republican Ann Clemmer 12,400 22.83
Republican Conrad Reynolds 11,994 22.08
Arkansas 2nd Congressional District Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.86
Democratic Patrick Henry Hays 103,477 43.60
Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10,590 4.46
Write-ins Write-ins 190 0.08
Arkansas 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 86,474 84.54
Republican Brock Olree 15,811 15.46

References

  1. 1 2 Bycoffe, Aaron (2017-01-30). "Tracking J. French Hill In The Age Of Trump". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. 1 2 Willis, Derek. "Represent". ProPublica. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. ↑ Burnett, Lisa (May 20, 2014). "Hill gets GOP nod for District 2". Arkansas Online.,
  4. ↑ "J. French Hill – 40 Under 40 – 1996". ArkansasBusiness.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2013 SMEI Arkansas Top Manager of the Year Award". SMEI.org. Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ Friedman, Mark; Turner, Lance (March 24, 2014). "Simmons First to Buy Delta Trust for $66M". ArkansasBusiness.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "GOP's French Hill wins US House seat in Arkansas". Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Arkansas House results – 2014 Election Center – Elections and Politics from CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  10. ↑ Staff, C.N.N. "How every member voted on health care bill". CNN. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  11. ↑ "Arkansas–2: J. French Hill (R)". Nationaljournal.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tim Griffin		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
2015–present 		Incumbent
Current U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Jody Hice
R-Georgia		 United States Representatives by seniority
343rd 		Succeeded by
Will Hurd
R-Texas
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