Tim Hutchinson | |
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| United States Senator from Arkansas | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | David Pryor |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pryor |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | John Paul Hammerschmidt |
| Succeeded by | Asa Hutchinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1949 Bentonville, Arkansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Donna Hutchinson (divorced) (2) Randi Fredholm |
| Relations | Brother Asa Hutchinson Son Jeremy Hutchinson |
| Alma mater | Bob Jones University University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Clergyman; lobbyist |
Tim Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is a Republican former United States Senator from the state of Arkansas. He was in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997. He served one term as a senator, from 1997 to 2003. He lost his bid for reelection in 2002.
Hutchinson was born on August 11, 1949 in Bentonville, Arkansas. He was one of six children born to John Malcolm Hutchinson Sr. and Coral Hutchinson. His uncle Asa Hutchinson is Governor of Arkansas. They are descendants of slave owners who migrated from South Carolina to Arkansas in 1858.
Hutchinson studied at studied at Bob Jones University and at University of Arkansas. In 1970 he married Donna Jean King. Together they had three children. Hutchinson was divorced from his wife after rumors he had an affair. In 2000, he secondly married a member of his staff, Randi Fredholm. Hutchinson is an ordained minister in the Baptist church.
