فرينش هيل

French Hill
Rep. French Hill official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
عضو of the U.S. مجلس النواب
عن Arkansas's 2nd district
تولى المنصب
January 3, 2015
سبقهTim Griffin
تفاصيل شخصية
وُلِد
James French Hill

5 ديسمبر 1956 (العمر 68 سنة)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
الحزبRepublican
الزوج
Martha McKenzie
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(m. 1988)​
الأنجال2
التعليمVanderbilt University (BS)
الموقع الإلكترونيHouse website
French Hill pays tribute to deceased senator John McCain
Recorded September 6, 2018

James French Hill (born December 5, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Early life, education and career

President George H. W. Bush with French and Martha Hill.

Hill was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Vanderbilt University.[2] He attended the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management, where he earned a certified corporate director designation.[3]

From 1982 to 1984, Hill was an aide to Republican Senator John Tower.[1] He was a staffer on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.[1] Hill was executive secretary to President George H. W. Bush’s Economic Policy Council from 1991 to 1993, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Corporate Finance from 1989 to 1991.[1][4] Hill founded and was CEO and chairman of the Board Delta Trust and Banking Corporation in Little Rock until its acquisition by Simmons Bank in 2014.[5]


U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2014

المقالة الرئيسية: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas § District 2

Hill ran for the 2nd district U.S. House seat after fellow Republican Tim Griffin decided instead to run for lieutenant governor. Hill defeated Democratic nominee Pat Hays, the mayor of North Little Rock,[6] 52 to 44 percent.[7]

2016

المقالة الرئيسية: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas § District 2

Hill was renominated in the Republican primary over Brock Olree of Searcy (White County) and was reelected with 58% of the vote against the Democratic nominee, former Little Rock School District Board President Dianne Curry, and Libertarian nominee Chris Hayes of North Little Rock.[بحاجة لمصدر]

2018

المقالة الرئيسية: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas § District 2

In 2017, Arkansas's 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[8] In the November general election, Hill defeated Democratic nominee Clarke Tucker with 52.1% of the vote to Tucker's 45.8%. Libertarian Joe Swafford received 2%.[9]

2020

المقالة الرئيسية: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas § District 2

Hill ran for another term. Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorsed Hill, speaking at a rally in support of him.[10]

In 2020, the Hill campaign warned that Democratic nominee Joyce Elliott was "as dangerous as they come".[1] Hill warned that if elected, Elliott would "be a member of the Democratic conference and she'd be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and her first vote would be for Speaker Pelosi to be the speaker of the House."[1] In the November general election, Hill defeated Elliott.[11]

2022

المقالة الرئيسية: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas § District 2

Hill is running for reelection in 2022.[12]

Tenure

Hill has been a member of the U.S. House during the presidencies of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. During Trump's presidency, Hill voted in line with the president's position 96.8% of the time.[13] At the start of Biden's presidency, Hill opposed Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline. He said he wanted to work with the Biden administration on policy issues including Iran, free trade, and immigration.[14] As of October 2021, Hill had voted in line with Biden's stated position 12.5% of the time.[15]

On May 4, 2017, Hill voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and pass the American Health Care Act.[16][17] He voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[18]

On April 17, 2020, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appointed Hill to the COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission to oversee the implementation of the CARES Act.[19]

Hill praised the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Hill acknowledged Biden's victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, voting to certify the results of the Electoral College and declining to participate in attempts to overturn the election results.[20][21]

In March 2021, Hill voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[22]

In 2020 and 2021, Hill strongly opposed plans by the United States and other nations in the G7 to issue a $650 billion Special Drawing Rights general allocation, calling for a specific and targeted allocation instead.[23]

Hill strongly supported Biden's airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria.[24]

On May 19, 2021, Hill was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6, 2021 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[25]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[26]

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Abortion

Hill describes himself as pro-life. He voted in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. He has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee for his pro-life voting record.[31] He supported the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, saying that it "elevates life by affirming that there is no constitutional right to an abortion."[32]

Big Tech

In 2022, Hill was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.[33][34]


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Electoral history

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district Republican primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.08
Republican Ann Clemmer 12,400 22.83
Republican Conrad Reynolds 11,994 22.08
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.86
Democratic Pat Hays 103,477 43.60
Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10,590 4.46
Write-ins Write-ins 190 0.08
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district Republican primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 86,474 84.54
Republican Brock Olree 15,811 15.46
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2016[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 176,472 58.34
Democratic Dianne Curry 111,347 36.81
Libertarian Chris Hayes 14,342 4.74
Write-ins Write-ins 303 0.1
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 132,125 52.1
Democratic Clarke Tucker 116,135 45.8
Libertarian Joe Swafford 5,193 2.0
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 184,093 55.4
Democratic Joyce Elliott 148,410 44.6
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (inc.) 147,975 60.0
Democratic Quintessa Hathaway 86,887 35.2
Libertarian Michael White 11,584 4.7

Personal life

French and Martha Hill

A ninth-generation Arkansan and a Roman Catholic,[36] Hill resides in Little Rock.[1] He and his wife, Martha McKenzie, have two children.[1]

References

  1. ^ أ ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ "Hill, Elliott in tight race for U.S. House seat". Arkansas Online (in الإنجليزية). 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  2. ^ Burnett, Lisa (May 20, 2014). "Hill gets GOP nod for District 2". Arkansas Online.,
  3. ^ "J. French Hill – 40 Under 40 – 1996". ArkansasBusiness.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "2013 SMEI Arkansas Top Manager of the Year Award". SMEI.org. Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Friedman, Mark; Turner, Lance (March 24, 2014). "Simmons First to Buy Delta Trust for $66M". ArkansasBusiness.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "GOP's French Hill wins US House seat in Arkansas". Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Arkansas House results – 2014 Election Center – Elections and Politics from CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets". Politico. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Arkansas Election Results: Second House District". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Sarah Huckabee Sanders encourages Arkansas voters at French Hill rally". THV 11. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ Cushman, Paige (3 November 2020). "French Hill wins re-election against Democratic opponent Joyce Elliott". KATV. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Candidate Information". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. ^ Bycoffe, Aaron (2017-01-30). "Tracking J. French Hill In The Age Of Trump". FiveThirtyEight (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  14. ^ Brock, Roby (14 February 2021). "U.S. Rep. French Hill notes areas for 'common ground' with Biden administration". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (2021-04-22). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". FiveThirtyEight (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  16. ^ "How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  17. ^ "How every member voted on health care bill". CNN. May 4, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  18. ^ Almukhtar, Sarah (December 19, 2017). "How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Hill named to panel overseeing virus aid". Arkansas Online (in الإنجليزية). 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  20. ^ Lockwood, Frank; Herzog, Rachel (15 December 2020). "3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors". Arkansas Online (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  21. ^ "How Arkansas's congressmen voted on the objections to the electoral college vote". KARK. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  22. ^ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 49". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Hill, French (February 2, 2021). "Congressional Democrats' Plan to Bail Out China - WSJ". Wall Street Journal.
  24. ^ "Biden's Syria airstrike earns applause from prominent Republicans". Fox News. February 26, 2021.
  25. ^ LeBlanc, Paul (May 19, 2021). "Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission". CNN. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  26. ^ "J. French Hill". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Membership". Congressional Arts Caucus. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  28. ^ "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  29. ^ "Our Members". U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Members". U.S. - Japan Caucus. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  31. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  32. ^ Webb, Jack A. (24 June 2022). "Arkansas lawmakers praise Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade". KATV (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  33. ^ "House passes antitrust bill that hikes M&A fees as larger efforts targeting tech have stalled". CNBC. September 29, 2022.
  34. ^ "H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022".
  35. ^ "Arkansas Election Results". The New York Times (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). 2018-11-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  36. ^ "Arkansas–2: J. French Hill (R)". Nationaljournal.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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Tim Griffin 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from دائرة الكونگرس رقم 2 بولاية Arkansas
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