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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 2011
Preceded by	John Lowery
Personal details
Born	Matthew Joseph Shepherd; February 21, 1976 (age 48); El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Alie Shepherd
Children	3
Education	Ouachita Baptist University (BA); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (JD)

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Shepherd is married to Elise, they have three children, Eli, Mary Kate, and Libby.^[1]

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^ "Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

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

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[1] "Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

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 |education    = [[Ouachita Baptist University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[University of Arkansas|University of Arkansas, Fayetteville]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
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+Shepherd is married to  Elise,  they have three children, Eli, Mary Kate, and Libby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/119100/matthew-shepherd|title=Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref>
-'''Matthew Joseph Shepherd''' (born February 21, 1976)<ref>[https://static.ark.org/eeuploads/arml/91st_AR_General_Assembly.pdf 91st Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Directory]</ref> is an [[Lawyer|attorney]] from his native [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]], [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] for District 6, which includes western [[Union County, Arkansas|Union County]]. He was elected in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 legislative races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/288/matthew-shepherd |title=Matthew J. Shepherd, R-6 |publisher=Arkansashouse.org |date= |accessdate=2013-01-27}}</ref>
-In 2010, Shepherd claimed the District 6 seat by defeating the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Ken Bridges, 4,780 to 2,074.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2010|title=House District 6 election returns, 2010|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref> In 2012, still in the reorganized District 6, Shepherd to gain a second term defeated the [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] Peter Cyphers, 10,051 to 2,149.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012|title=House District 6 election returns, 2012|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
-==Early life
-==Education==
-Shepherd graduated in 1998 from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Ouachita Baptist University]] in [[Arkadelphia, Arkansas|Arkadelphia]] in [[South Arkansas]]. In 2001, he received the [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Arkansas School of Law]] at [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]].
-==Career==
-==Personal Life==
-He and his wife, Elise, have three children, Eli, Mary Kate, and Libby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/119100/matthew-shepherd|title=Representative Matthew Shepherd's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref>

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