Hill Announces Guest for State of the Union

Catholic High School for Boys Student Body President to join Congressman at President’s speech

Today Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced that Catholic High School for Boys Student Body President Brennan Anderson will be his guest for tonight’s State of the Union:

“I am delighted that Arkansas native and Catholic High School for Boys Student Body President Brennan Anderson will join me for tonight's State of the Union speech. As a leader at Catholic, my alma mater, Brennan has demonstrated his keen interest in the political process and public service. I hope that observing tonight’s speech from a front row seat will deepen his interest and allow him to inspire more young Arkansans and Americans to engage in our democracy.”

Congressman Hill is a 1975 graduate of Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Arkansas. Congressman Hill and Brennan will be attending the State of the Union and will be available for interviews afterwards in the National Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building.

About Congressman French Hill

J. French Hill, 58, is the 22nd 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 114th 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.

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