A ninth generation Arkansan, French Hill is the 22nd Member of Congress to represent central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and began his first congressional term in the 114th Congress on January 3, 2015. He won reelection to serve in the 115th, 116th, and 117th sessions of Congress.
| Having served as the Chairman of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, I am aware of the need to attract industrial businesses to Greater Little Rock. One of the major barriers to a 1,500-acre super site expansion was the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) VOR navigation cone, which is located on property south of the Port of Little Rock. This navigation cone is used by all air traffic around central Arkansas, and by the Little Rock Air Force Base in order to navigate their C-130 planes. In 2016, my team, and Senator John Boozman's office, joined the City of Little Rock’s efforts to relocate the navigation cone. Through our collective efforts, we reached an agreement with the FAA to move the VOR cone. In addition, we arranged to retrofit a more advanced one from California. We located, and tested, a new site north of the Arkansas River, and arranged for a mix of financial resources. Today, we are in the final stages of seeing more than four years of hard work come to fruition. |