About
Hill, James French a Representative from Arkansas; born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 5, 1956; graduated from Little Rock Catholic High School, Little Rock, Ark., 1975; B.S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1979; banker; businessman; staff, United States Senator John Tower and the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 1982-1984; deputy assistant secretary, United States Treasury, 1989-1991; special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and Executive Secretary of Economic Policy Council, 1991-1993; senior advisor, Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, 2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); chair, Committee on Financial Services (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 637 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
2.5% — Voted against their own party majority 15 of 600 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
277 — Attracted 277 cosponsors across 29 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
94 — Attracted 94 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
115 — 115 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
10 — 10 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
French Hill Pushes for Crypto Market Structure Bill Before 2027
Headtopics · Oct 7, 2026
More good news for Chris Jones in race against French Hill
Arkansas Times · Oct 5, 2026
House Panel Weighs Growth, Stablecoins and Financial Regulation
Legis1 · Sep 11, 2026
American Fintech Council Hires Akin Gump for Financial Services
Legis1 · Jun 4, 2026
The House Financial Services Committee agenda: A conversation with Representative French Hill (R-Ark.)
Brookings Institution · May 30, 2025
