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Representative French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement today after being sworn into the 114^th Congress:

“I am honored to serve Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, and I am humbled by the support of the hardworking Arkansans who entrusted me with this responsibility. This past election, the American people made clear their opposition to the President’s go-it-alone approach to governing, and I am ready to work with my colleagues in the House and the new Senate majority to fight against the President’s failed policies. I pledge to work for solutions that eliminate wasteful government spending, strengthen our foreign policy and national security, achieve greater accountability, promote economic success for all Americans, repeal Obamacare and allow Arkansas’s families and businesses to thrive.”    

About Congressman French Hill

French Hill, 58, is the 22^nd Member of Congress to represent central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.  A ninth generation Arkansan, he was elected on November 4, 2014, and will serve on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services for the 114^th Congress.  Prior to his congressional service, Mr. Hill was actively engaged in the Arkansas business community for two decades as a commercial banker and investment manager and was founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Delta Trust & Banking Corp in Little Rock.

Prior to his community banking work in Arkansas, Mr. Hill served as a senior official in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Prior to his Executive Branch service, from 1982-84, Mr. Hill served on the staff of then-U.S. Senator John Tower (R-TX) as well as on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs.

Mr. Hill is a magna cum laude graduate in Economics from Vanderbilt University.  He is married to the former Martha McKenzie of Dallas, Texas, and they have a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie Hill, and a son, William Payne Hill.  The Hill family resides in Little Rock.