J. French Hill
RepublicanU.S. Representative, AR-2| Age | 69 (b. 1956-12-05) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Catholic High School for Boys, Little Rock (1975); B.S./B.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University (1979); corporate director certification, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management (2007) |
| Prior occupation | Banker and financial executive; founder, chairman and CEO of Delta Trust & Banking Corporation (1999-2014); earlier senior financial analyst at InterFirst Corporation, executive at First Commercial Corporation and Regions Bank, and director at Mason Best Company |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Marital status | Married — Martha McKenzie Hill |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Aide to U.S. Senator John Tower and staffer on Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee (1982-1984) · Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Corporate Finance (1989-1991) · Executive Secretary of President George H.W. Bush's Economic Policy Council / Special Assistant to the President (1991-1993) |
| Committees | Committee on Financial Services (Chair, 119th Congress, since January 2025) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · Congressional Coalition on Adoption · U.S.-Japan Caucus · United States-China Working Group |
| Leadership | Chair, House Financial Services Committee (119th Congress, since January 3, 2025) · Chair, Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion (118th Congress) |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; voted in line with the first Trump administration's positions approximately 96.8% of the time |
| Signature legislation | Sponsored 2025 legislation to rescind the CFPB rule capping bank overdraft fees at $5 · Supported 2025-2026 effort to repeal Corporate Transparency Act beneficial-ownership disclosure requirements · Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the American Health Care Act of 2017 |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $10,300,000–$25,700,000 (2023) · estimate
| Hill 1998 Trust (diversified holdings including stocks such as 3M, AT&T, Exxon Mobil) | other · 2023 |
| Charles Schwab (SCHW) | stock · 2023 |
| Markel (MKL) | stock · 2023 |
| Visa (V) | stock · 2023 |
| Altria (MO) | stock · 2023 |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | stock · 2023 |
Top donors: Stephens Inc Federal PAC (Little Rock investment bank) ($35,000 (PAC contributions, 2013-2020 cumulative)) · Murphy Oil Corporation PAC ($27,500 (PAC contributions, 2014-2022 cumulative))
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Commercial Banks · Insurance · Finance/Insurance/Real Estate (FIRE) sector
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.