Republican Senator Tom Cotton is set to become the chair of the Upper House's Intelligence Committee, a critical national security position in Congress. His elevation comes as Marco Rubio, who currently holds the position, is poised to become Donald Trump's next secretary of state. Cotton is also seeking to become the next Senate Republican Conference chair, a post that would place him among the highest-profile lawmakers on Capitol Hill, according to Congressional reporter Jake Sherman.
Cotton is serving his second term as the junior senator from Arkansas since 2015. Before, he was a representative for two years. After graduating from Harvard and a brief law career, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, being deployed to Baghdad in 2006.
