John Boozman, Arkansas’ senior U.S. senator and the dean of the state’s congressional delegation, is entering his 15th year in the upper chamber, having first been elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. Now on his third president — and his fourth presidential administration — the new year is bringing unprecedented challenges both at home and around the world.

A Republican native of Fort Smith, Boozman has distinguished himself in Washington for steady leadership and a plainspoken, common-sense approach to governing. He serves on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works, in addition to being the ranking member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

Along with those committees, he serves on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, commonly referred to as the Helsinki Commission, and the Congressional Study Group on Europe, a bipartisan organization dedicated to frank and candid dialogue between American lawmakers and their peers in Europe.

Through those assignments and others, Boozman has devoted his career to issues affecting everyday men and women both in Arkansas and throughout the country.

Arkansas Money & Politics sat down with Boozman to gain his insights on the state of the nation both domestically and abroad, what awaits the second administration of Donald Trump, and the continuing effort to restore Arkansas as the Land of Opportunity.

Click here to read the full interview with AMP.