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2026 Arkansas U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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French Hill
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FEC committee ID: C00551275
FEC committee name: FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS
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Published website: https://www.electfrench.com/
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Creating “Invest in America” accounts for every American child, starting with a $1,000 contribution at birth
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Creating “Invest in America” accounts for every American child, starting with a $1,000 contribution at birth
Four years ago, French was named to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by then Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and he was reappointed to the Committee by Speaker Mike Johnson. Serving as the only Republican member on the Committee with a deep background in international economics and finance, French is working to reduce China’s economic coercion around the world and enhance sanctions and penalties for terror, drugs, and illicit finance. He has been deeply involved in the policy in the Western Hemisphere.
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Four years ago, French was named to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by then Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and he was reappointed to the Committee by Speaker Mike Johnson. Serving as the only Republican member on the Committee with a deep background in international economics and finance, French is working to reduce China’s economic coercion around the world and enhance sanctions and penalties for terror, drugs, and illicit finance. He has been deeply involved in the policy in the Western Hemisphere.
In previous Congresses, French served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. French served as the Vice Chairman of the Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee and has continued to advocate for religious freedom for all people of all faiths around the world.
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In previous Congresses, French served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. French served as the Vice Chairman of the Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee and has continued to advocate for religious freedom for all people of all faiths around the world.
Prior to his community banking work in Arkansas, French Hill served as a senior official in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.
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Prior to his community banking work in Arkansas, French Hill served as a senior official in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.
From 1989 until 1991, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for corporate finance. In 1991, following his service at the Treasury, President Bush appointed French, at age 34, to be Executive Secretary to the president’s Economic Policy Council (EPC), where he coordinated all White House domestic and international economic policy. For his leadership and service at the Treasury and the White House, French was awarded the distinguished service award by then-U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady in January 1993.
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From 1989 until 1991, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for corporate finance. In 1991, following his service at the Treasury, President Bush appointed French, at age 34, to be Executive Secretary to the president’s Economic Policy Council (EPC), where he coordinated all White House domestic and international economic policy. For his leadership and service at the Treasury and the White House, French was awarded the distinguished service award by then-U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady in January 1993.
Throughout his forty- year career, French Hill has been active in civic affairs. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Little Rock and served as the 2013 chairman of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the board of Arkansas Children’s Hospital for 15 years and devoted service on the boards of the Arkansas Arts Center (now Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts) and Historic Arkansas Museum. French has received numerous awards and recognition for his longtime support of the Boy Scouts of America, as well as arts and humanities, tourism, and historic preservation in Arkansas. In 2019, he was awarded the nation’s distinguished Eagle Scout recognition by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Throughout his forty- year career, French Hill has been active in civic affairs. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Little Rock and served as the 2013 chairman of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the board of Arkansas Children’s Hospital for 15 years and devoted service on the boards of the Arkansas Arts Center (now Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts) and Historic Arkansas Museum. French has received numerous awards and recognition for his longtime support of the Boy Scouts of America, as well as arts and humanities, tourism, and historic preservation in Arkansas. In 2019, he was awarded the nation’s distinguished Eagle Scout recognition by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Ninth-generation Arkansan French Hill is a magna cum laude graduate in economics from Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Martha, have a daughter, Liza, and a son, Payne. The Hills reside in French’s hometown of Little Rock.
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Ninth-generation Arkansan French Hill is a magna cum laude graduate in economics from Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Martha, have a daughter, Liza, and a son, Payne. The Hills reside in French’s hometown of Little Rock.
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French believes in protecting the unborn. He defends our Second Amendment rights.
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French believes in protecting the unborn. He defends our Second Amendment rights.
He defends our right to practice our religion and protects religious liberty and freedom worldwide.
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He defends our right to practice our religion and protects religious liberty and freedom worldwide.
He also championed the relocation of airport navigation equipment at the Little Rock Port, unlocking nearly 1,000 acres for new business investment and job creation and transforming the site into a major industrial hub.
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He also championed the relocation of airport navigation equipment at the Little Rock Port, unlocking nearly 1,000 acres for new business investment and job creation and transforming the site into a major industrial hub.
FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & SECURING OUR BORDER
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FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & SECURING OUR BORDER
SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
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SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
Delivering targeted tax relief for agriculture and rural lending
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Delivering targeted tax relief for agriculture and rural lending
French backed the Secure the Border Act and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.
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French backed the Secure the Border Act and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.
French championed the establishment and opening of Fisher House, a respite house on the VA Hospital campus, which enables the families of veterans receiving treatment to stay on the VA campus cost-free while their loved ones undergo treatment — saving those families over $600,000 in lodging expenses annually.
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French championed the establishment and opening of Fisher House, a respite house on the VA Hospital campus, which enables the families of veterans receiving treatment to stay on the VA campus cost-free while their loved ones undergo treatment — saving those families over $600,000 in lodging expenses annually.
French also supported the Laken Riley Act, which requires mandatory detention of criminal illegals charged with property or violent crimes and helps prevent future tragedies like the murder of nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal alien.
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French also supported the Laken Riley Act, which requires mandatory detention of criminal illegals charged with property or violent crimes and helps prevent future tragedies like the murder of nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal alien.
Support lower taxes, lower inflation, expanded small-business access to capital, housing supply, digital-asset innovation, and economic policies intended to create jobs and reduce costs.
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TAXES, jobs & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
French has delivered real results for Arkansas families by cutting taxes and lowering costs. He helped pass the Working Families Tax Cut, putting up to $10,000 back in the pockets of an Arkansas family of four. The law’s sweeping successes included:
Eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay
Expanding Health Savings Accounts
Enhancing adoption credits
Delivering targeted tax relief for agriculture and rural lending
Creating “Invest in America” accounts for every American child, starting with a $1,000 contribution at birth
French also helped pass President Trump’s proposal to reduce taxes on Social Security by establishing a new deduction for senior citizens to lower their tax liability.
To fight inflation and reduce everyday expenses, French introduced the Price Stability Act to lower costs on essentials like groceries and gasoline and to force the government to focus on reducing inflation. He also backed the Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act to reduce insurance costs and make healthcare more affordable for working families.
French has been a strong advocate for economic growth and job creation. He introduced the 21st Century Housing Bill to increase housing affordability by modernizing outdated federal programs, removing regulatory roadblocks, and giving housing developers the flexibility needed to build more homes.
He also championed the relocation of airport navigation equipment at the Little Rock Port, unlocking nearly 1,000 acres for new business investment and job creation and transforming the site into a major industrial hub.
French is also leading in innovation and small business growth. He helped establish the first federal framework for stablecoin regulation, expanding opportunities in the digital economy while protecting consumers. He passed the INVEST Act to cut red tape and expand access to capital for small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, and introduced the S-CAP Act to create new ownership opportunities for Arkansas workers.
He also introduced legislation to cap the federal long-term capital gains tax at 15 percent and promote responsible use of artificial intelligence in financial services to keep America competitive.
Support stronger border enforcement, detention and removal of noncitizens charged with crimes, anti-sanctuary policies, and measures targeting fentanyl trafficking.
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FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & SECURING OUR BORDER
After eight trips to the border in nine years, French knows firsthand the struggles of border security and the incursion of illicit drugs. All states are border states.
French backed the Secure the Border Act and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.
He sponsored the Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0 and the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, both of which were signed into law by President Trump to keep our most vulnerable safe.
French also supported the Laken Riley Act, which requires mandatory detention of criminal illegals charged with property or violent crimes and helps prevent future tragedies like the murder of nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal alien.
SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
Expand veterans' benefits, healthcare, retirement support, disability compensation, and family assistance.
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SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
French championed the establishment and opening of Fisher House, a respite house on the VA Hospital campus, which enables the families of veterans receiving treatment to stay on the VA campus cost-free while their loved ones undergo treatment — saving those families over $600,000 in lodging expenses annually.
French’s veterans’ team has closed 2,000 cases for central Arkansas veterans and has recovered over $93 million in back pay and earned benefits.
French Hill is fighting for veterans on the House floor as well:
Co-sponsored the Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 to provide care to veterans and their families
Co-sponsored the Major Richard Star Act of 2025 to expand DoD retirement pay and full VA disability coverage for combat-injured veterans*
Co-sponsored the Shari Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion to increase VA compensation tax-free benefits for catastrophically disabled veterans and surviving family members*
*Not yet passed into law
Protect Social Security benefits, reduce taxes on seniors, and improve awareness of programs that help Social Security disability recipients return to work.
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STANDING STRONG FOR ARKANSAS SENIORS
French is the author of the Ticket to Work Advertisement Act to increase awareness of this critical program that helps Americans currently receiving Social Security disability benefits get back on their feet and back into the workforce. It's a straightforward, cost-effective way to bring the positive impact of work and individual freedom to individuals with disabilities.
French sponsored the Social Security Fairness Act, which ended benefit reductions for public pensioners, and the Act was signed into law by President Trump.
Working alongside President Trump, French helped pass the Working Families Reduction Act, creating a new deduction for seniors that reduces their tax burden, including for Social Security income.
Protect and expand designated Arkansas wilderness and support federal river and conservation programs.
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CONSERVATION FOR THE NATURAL STATE
French introduced the Flatside Wilderness Act to set aside wilderness in Perry County, to make the area more accessible to visitors, and to ensure the Flatside Wilderness remains an integral part of what makes Arkansas the “Natural State”. President Trump signed the Flatside Wilderness Act into law on January 10, 2019.
This Congress expanded the Flatside Wilderness area in another bill to add 2,200 national forest acres to the Flatside Wilderness.
French introduced a bill to provide funding for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Energy, which ensures the Little Red River will be part of the sustainable rivers program.
Reduce federal waste and support a constitutional balanced-budget requirement.
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DRAINING THE TAX & SPEND SWAMP
French champions the Golden Fleece Award, which he gives to highlight current federal spending waste.
French has sponsored two balanced budget amendments to the U.S. Constitution, believing that the federal government needs to live within its means like Arkansas families do.
Oppose abortion, protect Second Amendment rights, and protect religious liberty.
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ARKANSAS CONSERVATIVE FAMILY VALUES
French believes in protecting the unborn. He defends our Second Amendment rights.
He defends our right to practice our religion and protects religious liberty and freedom worldwide.
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French Hill is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on passage.
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Issue: H R 8884
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Status: Passed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Yea
Passed
French Hill is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 89
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Status: Passed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Nay
Passed
French Hill is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 113
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Status: Passed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Yea
Passed
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Issue: H R 7008
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Stop Insider Trading Act
Status: Passed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Yea
Failed
French Hill is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Grothman of Wisconsin Part A Amendment No. 316
Status: Failed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Aye
Agreed to
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Harrigan of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 44
Status: Agreed to
Hill (AR) | R | AR | Aye
Failed
French Hill is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 15
Status: Failed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | No
Failed
French Hill is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 14
Status: Failed
Hill (AR) | R | AR | No
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Candidate ID: H4AR02141
Name: HILL, JAMES FRENCH
Office: House
State: AR
District: 02
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $4421509.93
Total disbursements: $2830320.69
Cash on hand: $2967541.43
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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Reason: CURRENT_GENERAL_BALLOT_CERTIFICATION_RECHECK_PENDING
French Hill won the March 3 party primary for U.S. House District 2, according to Arkansas's official results. Final November ballot verification remains pending. Final November 3 ballot certification, withdrawals, substitutions, and additional candidates still require reconciliation. The filing search returned no candidate rows during the September 14 review.
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