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Berryville business owner Rodney Ballance has announced that he is a Republican candidate for the District 6 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Harlan Breaux of Holiday Island, who holds the District 6 seat but will not seek re-election in 2026, endorsed Ballance as his preferred successor at a meeting of the Carroll County Republican Committee on Monday, July 14, in Berryville.
Ballance, 63, is the majority owner and chief executive officer of Hometown Internet, Berryville Broadband and Freshstream TV.
“I see a tremendous opportunity for us here,” Ballance said. “… We can’t forget about the legacy we have here. We can’t forget about the people who made our county as great as it is. We can’t forget about industries that are the backbone and the absolute nucleus for which all the jobs were created.”
Ballance said his companies have applied for grants to expand career training in technology for the Connect 4 program — a partnership between the Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest school districts that offers industrial training to high school juniors and seniors.
“Technology is something that’s being missed out on here in our area, and we’re getting bypassed,” he said. “If we can create these jobs and we can provide this training, we can bring up not just the future generation, but also bring current generations into a better understanding of possibilities and opportunities. So a lot of things are available to us.”
In response to a question, Ballance outlined his top priorities if he is elected.
“My biggest drive is I want to do what’s right in God’s eyes in all things I do,” he said. “I want to make sure that our constitutional rights are protected, and I want to make sure every child gets a right to be born and to fulfill God’s mission in their life. That is paramount to me.”
Ballance serves as post commander for American Legion Post 172 in Berryville and is president of the Berryville Lions Club and vice president of the Carroll County Gideons Camp.
Hunter Rivett of Berryville and Cody Rogers of Omaha had announced their candidacy for the District 6 seat earlier on July 14.
Rivett, a teacher in the Berryville School District who also serves as Justice of the Peace for Carroll County District 4, also spoke at the county Republican meeting.
District 6 includes portions of Carroll and Boone counties.
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