“I am looking forward to visiting with you in your hometowns,” Ross said.  “I try my best to get out and around the district when I am not in our nation’s capital for votes, but over the next month I will have the opportunity to reach every corner of our district.  I encourage you to look over our calendar of events for the August District Work Period and see when our office might be stopping by your town for community office hours, meetings, or other public events.”

Ross’s calendar is available on his website, www.house.gov/ross.  The schedule is tentative, and will be updated as necessary. 

Among the events are a number of community office hours that the public is invited to attend.  Ross will announce each round of office hours one week in advance.  The first week’s schedule of community office hours is as follows:

Tuesday, July 29

Magnolia – Columbia County Courthouse, 9:30 – 11:00 am 
Ashdown – Little River County Courthouse, 3:30 – 5:00 pm 

Wednesday, July 30
Paris – Logan County Courthouse, 9:00 – 10:30 am 
Booneville – Logan County Courthouse, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm 
Waldron – Scott County Courthouse, 2:30 – 4:00 pm 
Mena – Polk County Courthouse, 5:00 – 6:00 pm 

“I feel it is necessary to visit places like Ashdown, Mena, Paris, or any number of communities in our district whose citizens may not get an opportunity to meet with me otherwise,” Ross said.  “These community office hours allow me to bring my staff to your hometown.  I invite you to come out and see us next Tuesday and Wednesday and let me know if there is anything I can do for you as your United States Representative.  We will hold office hours throughout our district in the upcoming weeks, but in the meantime, feel free to call, write, or e-mail me whenever I can be of assistance.  I look forward to visiting with you over the next few weeks.”