Slideshow: Kennedy scion comes south to stump for Chris Jones

September 18, 2026 admin 4 Views 0 Comments

It’s not every day that a Massachusetts Kennedy comes to Arkansas.

But on Thursday, Joe Kennedy III, the redheaded former congressman and diplomat with that distinctive family jawline, rolled into Conway to host a town hall alongside Arkansas District 2 congressional hopeful Chris Jones.

The fellow Democrats held court at Cross Creek Sandwiches on Oak Street to chat up the locals and energize voters as Jones hustles to try to unseat Republican incumbent French Hill.

Austin Gelder is the editor of the Arkansas Times and loves to write about government, politics and education. Send your juiciest gossip to austin@arktimes.com. More by Austin Gelder

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