Early Life, Education and Career
Ross was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, the son of two public school educators, and he graduated high school in Hope, Arkansas. He was educated at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, working his way through college as a local radio announcer. Together with his wife, Ross owned and operated a small pharmacy in Prescott, Arkansas, which they sold in May 2007. The Ross family has two children and attend the First United Methodist Church of Prescott.
Ross also served as Chief of Staff to then-Lieutenant Governor Winston Bryant from 1985 to 1989.
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