Eldridge Announces #HearARVoices Tour With 24-Hour Road Trip Following Primary
FAYETTEVILLE – Former prosecutor and U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge, who is running for the U.S. Senate, will travel across the state of Arkansas for 24 consecutive hours after the Arkansas primary elections to listen to Arkansans whose voices he said are being ignored by Washington. Eldridge made the announcement surrounded by friends, family and supporters after he cast his primary ballot at the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville.
“For too long, Washington has ignored Arkansans and the problems we face every day. That will change when I’m elected to the Senate,” said Eldridge. “I’m fed up that the people in Washington either refuse to do their jobs or they make things worse when they finally do something. I’m hitting the road for 24 hours to visit with Arkansans who are being ignored by Washington and who don’t have lobbyists fighting for them. I want to hear their stories and concerns and then give them a strong, new voice when I’m elected to the U.S. Senate.”
Eldridge will embark on the tour, called #HearARVoices, following a primary night watch party and rally with supporters in downtown Little Rock Tuesday night. Eldridge said he will then hit the road for 24 hours, stopping at diners and restaurants, police and fire stations, gas stations and truck stops, factories, small businesses, and retailers – all places where Arkansans are working all day and often times well into the night to make ends meet and who go unheard by leaders in Washington.
Eldridge also invited Arkansans to follow his tour and weigh in on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using the hashtag, #HearARVoices.
“Those in Washington are not getting it done for people across our state and we must do something about that,” said Eldridge. “Washington should hear from all Arkansans and that includes the all-night diner waitress working her third job to provide for her kids, the person working an overnight shift at a factory, and the firefighters, emergency personnel, and police officers who work throughout the night to keep our communities safe. If anyone in Arkansas refused to do their jobs, they’d be fired. We should hold Washington to the same standard. This campaign is about truly listening to people in Arkansas, and working hard to deliver for them in the United States Senate.”