In a presidential race loaded with multimillionaires—as well as the world’s most famous billionaire—former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson stands out as a candidate of relatively modest means:
The longshot contender started his career in a double-wide trailer and ended up in the Arkansas governor’s mansion. Now, he’s trying to beat out a crowd of far richer politicos to reach the White House.n a presidential race loaded with multimillionaires—as well as the world’s most famous billionaire—former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson stands out as a candidate of relatively modest means, worth an estimated $1.5 million.
Although his life took him many places, he never strayed too far from Bentonville, his hometown. His first law office sat in the town square, near the local courthouse, where he tried some of his first cases. At the end of the day, he returned home to a double-wide trailer on the west end of town, where he lived with his wife Susan.Two pensions and a million-dollar home add up to a comfortable—if not extravagant—life for the former governor.
Hutchinson campaigned with his former boss, then-President George W. Bush, in a losing bid for the Arkansas governorship in 2006.The Republicans failed to oust Clinton, but they took the White House in 2001, when George W. Bush came to power. Bush appointed Hutchinson to serve as administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, then undersecretary of homeland security.
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