Pete Buttigieg campaigns with Chris Jones in Little Rock, endorses him in challenge to French Hill

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg campaigned with Chris Jones at a rally Thursday night at the Dreamland Ballroom in Little Rock, a local television report said.

The broadcast said Chris Jones, who is running for Congress against Republican Rep. French Hill, held the event a few blocks from where another reporter, Maya, had been earlier in the day. The reporter noted that Buttigieg had endorsed Jones the previous week and was present at the rally to campaign alongside him.

The endorsement was first referenced by the station as occurring “last week,” and the report said Buttigieg was at the Dreamland Ballroom that evening. The station’s on-site crew was described as already in place, and the newsroom said it would bring more coverage from the rally at 10 p.m.

No direct quotes from Jones or Buttigieg appear in the transcript. The broadcast provided these event details and the endorsement information; the transcript does not include statements from campaign officials, vote counts, policy proposals, or additional context about the endorsement beyond its occurrence.

The station’s report did not indicate any policy announcements tied to the appearance or provide further details about Jones’s platform or campaign schedule beyond the rally.