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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

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Candidate
Hallie Shoffner

Hallie Shoffner

Running for U.S. Senate · Arkansas

NationalDemocrat

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Senator Tom Cotton

Senator Tom Cotton

U.S. Senate · Arkansas

NationalRepublican

Hallie ShoffnerCandidateSenator Tom CottonCurrent rep

Job fit

Hallie Shoffner

Other work

  • For the past nine years, she operated the family farm - making payroll, working with lenders and insurers, and balancing the realities of farming while raising a family. 1

Education

  • a Master of Public Service from the Clinton School 1
  • Hallie holds a degree from Vanderbilt University 1

Senator Tom Cotton

Other work

  • Between the Army and the Senate, Tom worked for McKinsey & Co. and served one term in the House of Representatives. 2

Education

  • J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2002; 3
  • attended Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif., 1998-1999; 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Hallie Shoffner

  • Health care costs
    Campaign site: "I will fight to protect our hospitals, lower prescription drug prices, strengthen the Affordable Care Act, protect Medicare and Medicaid, cut red tape, and hold insurance companies accountable." 4
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign site: "I will stand with workers to protect the right to organize, bargain collectively, and be treated with dignity... opposing attacks on unions." 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

More on their website →

Senator Tom Cotton

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Hallie Shoffner

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Senator Tom Cotton

  • Climate & energy → More oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules (11 of 11 votes) 5
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Restricting access (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Politicians who play by the rules → Keeping the rules as they are (4 of 4 votes) 5

Who pays them

Hallie Shoffner

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsother politicians
small donors$808Klarge donors$1.4Mlabor unions$9Kotherpoliticians$5K$2.3M raised
$807,6036Small individual donors
$1,440,2886Large individual donors

Senator Tom Cotton

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$552Klarge donors$2.6Mcompanies$528Kotherpoliticians$292Kindustryassociations$219KOther kinds ofdonors$169K$4.7M raised
$552,1977Small individual donors
$2,621,9687Large individual donors

Checks

Hallie Shoffner

No voting record to check yet

Senator Tom Cotton

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Hallie | Support Arkansas Change Today — Hallie Shoffner for Senate 2026 · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. About Tom - Senator Tom Cotton · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  4. hallieshoffner.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Senator Tom Cotton
Candidate A

Senator Tom Cotton

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $4.7M raised, 56% from large donors, 24% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $1,129,500.00 (24% of $4,692,937.31 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,206,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, restricting access, keeping the rules as they are.

Sources

1 Background: About Tom - Senator Tom Cotton · checked 2026-10-15

2 Background: COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Jeff Wadlin
Candidate B

Jeff Wadlin

Libertarian

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $29K raised, 23% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: About | Join the Movement – Get Involved Today — Jeff Wadlin For U.S. Senate · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

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Hallie Shoffner
Candidate C

Hallie Shoffner

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.3M raised, 64% from large donors, 0% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $11,010.00 (0% of $2,267,951.01 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $13,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Hallie | Support Arkansas Change Today — Hallie Shoffner for Senate 2026 · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

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