JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Rep. Robert Ross has announced that he’ll be running for the 33rd District Missouri Senate seat.
Ross, of Yukon, is a small business owner, land surveyor, and family farmer who was first elected to the Missouri House in 2012 and has since represented Texas County, the southern third of Phelps and Pulaski counties, and the Goldsberry Township in Howell County. He has served on the House budget committee for the last seven years and has been the chairman of the Government Oversight and Professional Registration and Licensing committees.
Ross says he hopes that constituents will send him back to Jefferson City as state senator in 2020:
Ross, a constitutional conservative Republican, says that he’s proud of his work in the Missouri House over the past seven years:
Ross says he also wanted to continue being a watchdog when it comes to spending Missouri tax dollars:
Ross says he believes his dedication to his constituents will be the deciding factor with voters come November 2020:
Ross will be challenged in the August 4 primary by Rep. Karla Eslinger of Wasola, who announced her candidacy last month.
