On August 4, 2009, Hutchinson announced his intent to run for the Arkansas State Senate from District 22, Pulaski County.
On November 2, 2010, Hutchinson defeated Democratic nominee Dawn Creekmore to claim the District 22 Senate seat.
On August 31, 2018, the Department of Justice announced that Hutchinson was indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 wire and tax fraud charges.
"[6][7] On December 29, 2022 Hutchinson was sentenced to 19 days in jail for criminal contempt of court, after failing to pay nearly $524,000 in child support payments.
[8] On February 3, 2023 in connection with his guilty plea, Hutchinson was sentenced to 46 months prison by US District Judge Kristine Baker and ordered to pay fines of $224,497.10 to the State of Arkansas and $131,038 to the IRS.
Shortly thereafter, Hutchinson formally requested that the prosecuting attorney drop the battery charges so that he could "move on without any further embarrassment.
[citation needed] In 2013, Hutchinson participated in "active shooter" training and mistakenly shot a teacher with a rubber bullet who was confronting a so-called "bad guy".