Mike Ross (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Dickey |
| Succeeded by | Tom Cotton |
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Michael Avery Ross August 2, 1961 Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Holly Ross |
| Children | Sydney Alex |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas, Little Rock |
| Religion | Methodism |
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Michael Avery "Mike" Ross (born August 2, 1961) is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party who was his party's 2014 nominee for governor of Arkansas. He also served as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He was also a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1991 to 2001, member of the Nevada County Quorum Court from 1983 to 1985, and is a former small business owner.
On July 25, 2011, Ross announced that he would not seek re-election to the House in 2012. He instead became the Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas in the general election scheduled for November 4, 2014. He faced the Republican choice, former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas's 3rd congressional district and the 2006 failed nominee against outgoing Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat. Ross lost to Hutchinson in the general election.
He presently serves as an officer and senior vice president at Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool, which manages the electric grid and operates the wholesale electric market for all or parts of 14 states.
Ross was born in Texarkana, Arkansas. He is a fifth-generation Arkansan, he lived for many years in Prescott until relocating in 2013 to the capital city of Little Rock. He is the grandson of farmers and a nurse and the son of two public school educators. He graduated from high school in Hope, Arkansas and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, working his way through college as a local radio announcer.
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