show bio Congressman Mike Ross
Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott represents Arkansas's Fourth Congressional District which includes 29 counties throughout much of the southern and western parts of the state. First elected in 2000, Mike is currently serving his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, as the son of public school educators, Mike lives in Prescott with his wife, Holly, and two children, Sydney and Alex, and are active members of the First United Methodist Church in Prescott. When he is not working in the nation’s capital or visiting the 150 towns in the Fourth Congressional District, Mike spends time with his family and enjoys hunting and fishing right here in Arkansas.
In 1990, Mike was elected, at age 29, as the youngest member of the Arkansas State Senate where he served for ten years. He is also a former member of the Nevada County Quorum Court and a graduate of Hope High School in Hope, Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He worked his way through college as a radio announcer and previously owned a family pharmacy in Prescott with his wife, Holly.
Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform
Date: 8/31/2009
Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas, the health care point person for the “Blue Dogs” in the United States House of Representatives, hosted a “town hall” meeting for Clinton School students in Sturgis Hall. During the special opportunity, students spoke with one of the nation’s major players on health care reform legislation.