Washington - U.S. Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott issued the following statement today after Arkansas General Assembly passed legislation that establishes new congressional districts in Arkansas.  Ross currently represents Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Statement by U.S. Congressman Mike Ross:

“I am proud to represent all 29 counties that currently make up Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District.  While I’m disappointed the final plan passed by the state legislature calls for the Fourth District to lose Chicot, Desha and Lincoln counties and a small portion of Jefferson County, I recognize our Constitution and the census require congressional districts to change once every ten years.  I also welcome each of the new communities in Franklin, Johnson, Madison and Yell counties and in parts of Crawford, Newton and Sebastian counties.  I have said all along that I will continue to work hard to represent the Fourth District to the best of my ability – regardless of its boundaries.

“Arkansas’s congressional delegation has a long-standing tradition of working together to move our great state forward, regardless of party affiliation or congressional district boundaries.  I will continue to work with our entire congressional delegation to give Arkansas a powerful voice in Washington and to fight for the Arkansas values we all share.


A fifth generation Arkansan, Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott represents the Fourth Congressional District of Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Ross serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and serves as Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.  Ross is also Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, Co-Chair of the Second Amendment Task Force and Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of fiscally conservative Democratic House members that advocates the principles of fiscal responsibility and government accountability.