Asa Hutchinson answers voters’ questions in New Hampshire town hall

On Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. EST, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will meet with voters in the first of a series of town hall forums in Exeter, New Hampshire, hosted by the USA TODAY Network.
Hutchinson, 72, served two terms as Arkansas governor, from 2015 to 2023.
In a video announcing his candidacy, Hutchinson said, “I not only balanced the budget, but created record surpluses. I’m deeply concerned about our nation’s $32 trillion debt. We have to stop living off borrowed money.”

Hutchinson served as a U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas under Ronald Reagan and in 1996 won the first of three terms to the U.S. House. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed him director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and in 2003 as an undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible for border security.
Hutchinson has been critical of former President Donald Trump, urging him to drop out of the race and has been a strong supporter of U.S. aid to Ukraine.