Matthew Shepherd

Matthew Shepherd

Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office June 15, 2018
Preceded by	Jeremy Gillam
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2011
Preceded by

Personal details
Born	Matthew Joseph Shepherd (1976-02-21) February 21, 1976 (age 45) El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Aile Shepherd
Children	3
Education	Ouachita Baptist University (BA) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (JD)

Matthew Joseph Shepherd (born February 21, 1976)^[1] is an attorney from his native El Dorado, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6, which includes western Union County. He was elected in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 legislative races.^[2]

Upon the resignation of Speaker Jeremy Gillam in June 2018, he was elected Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 91st General Assembly. He was re-elected in January 2019 to serve as Speaker of the 92nd General Assembly.

In May 2020, Arkansas House members elected him as Speaker-designate for the 93rd General Assembly.

In 2010, Shepherd claimed the District 6 seat by defeating Democrat Ken Bridges, 4,780 to 2,074.^[3] In 2012, still in the reorganized District 6, Shepherd won a second term, defeating Independent Peter Cyphers, 10,051 to 2,149.^[4]

Biography[]

Shepherd graduated in 1998 from the Southern Baptist-affiliated Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia in South Arkansas. In 2001, he received the Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville. Shepherd is a practising attorney at El Dorado-based law firm Shepherd and Shepherd.^[5]

Personal life[]

Shepherd is married and has three children.^[6]

References[]

^ 91st Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Directory
^ "Matthew J. Shepherd, R-6". Arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
^ "House District 6 election returns, 2010". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "House District 6 election returns, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ Hardy, Benjamin. "Shepherd becomes House Speaker; defers ethics rule change questions". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
^ "Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

Arkansas House of Representatives
Preceded by	Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 6th district 2011–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Jeremy Gillam	Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives 2018–present	Incumbent

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U. S. senators	John Boozman Tom Cotton
State government	Asa Hutchinson, Governor Tim Griffin, Lieutenant Governor John Thurston, Secretary of State Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General Dennis Milligan, Treasurer Andrea Lea, Auditor Tommy Land, Land Commissioner
Senate	Tim Griffin, President Jimmy Hickey Jr., President pro tempore Scott Flippo, Majority Leader Keith Ingram, Minority Leader
House	Matthew Shepherd, Speaker Jon S. Eubanks, Speaker pro tempore Austin McCollum, Majority Leader Tippi McCullough, Minority Leader
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v t Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly (2021-present) Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd (R) Speaker pro tempore Jon Eubanks (R) Majority Leader Austin McCollum (R) Minority Leader Tippi McCullough (D)
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