Matthew Shepherd
Matthew Shepherd | |
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Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
Assumed office June 15, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jeremy Gillam |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
Assumed office January 2011 | |
Preceded by | John Lowery |
Personal details | |
Born | Matthew Joseph Shepherd February 21, 1976 El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Alie 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]
In 2010, Shepherd claimed the District 6 seat by defeating the Democrat Ken Bridges, 4,780 to 2,074.[3] In 2012, still in the reorganized District 6, Shepherd to gain a second term defeated the Independent Peter Cyphers, 10,051 to 2,149.[4] ==Early life
Education
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.
Career
Personal Life
He and his wife, Elise, have three children, Eli, Mary Kate, and Libby.[5]
References
- ^ 91st Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Directory
- ^ "Matthew J. Shepherd, R-6". Arkansashouse.org. 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.
- ^ "Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
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