Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson 46th Governor of Arkansas Incumbent Assumed office January 13, 2015 Lieutenant Tim Griffin Preceded by Mike Beebe Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration In office August 6, 2001 – January 23, 2003 President George W. Bush Preceded by Donnie Marshall Succeeded by Karen Tandy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district In office January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001 Preceded by Tim Hutchinson Succeeded by John Boozman Personal details Born William Asa Hutchinson (1950-12-03) December 3, 1950 (age 64) Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S. Political party Republican Residence Governor's Mansion Alma mater Bob Jones University University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Religion Southern Baptist William Asa Hutchinson (born December 3, 1950) is an American politician who has been the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015. Previously he was U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas, Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the first Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas and lost to Democrat Mike Beebe, the outgoing state attorney general. In 2014 Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for Governor, this time winning the election over Democrat Mike Ross to become Governor of Arkansas.