Michael Avery Ross, known as Mike Ross, is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He is also a former small business owner, former member of the Arkansas State Senate and a former member of the Nevada County Quorum Court. On July 25, 2011, Ross announced that he would not seek re-election to the House in 2012. He is instead the Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas in the general election scheduled for November 4, 2014. He will face the Republican choice, former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas's 3rd congressional district and the 2006 failed nominee against outgoing current Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat. 

August 2nd, 1961 in Texarkana (Age 63)