Matthew Shepherd

Matthew Shepherd
Arkansas House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$15,869/year
Per diem	$136/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Ouachita Baptist University (1998)
J.D.	University of Arkansas School of Law (2001)
Personal
Place of birth	El Dorado, Arkansas
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Southern Baptist
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Matthew Shepherd is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He has represented the 6th district since 2011.

Shepherd earned his BA in History/Political Science from Ouachita Baptist University in 1998. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2001.

Shepherd is an attorney/partner for Thomas, Hickey and Shepherd, Limited Liability Partnership.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shepherd served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shepherd served on these committees:

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
• Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight
• Joint Energy
• Judiciary

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Shepherd ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6. Shepherd ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unchallenged in the November 6, 2012 general election as well.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matthew Shepherd Incumbent	82.4%	10,051
	Independent	Peter Sam Cyphers	17.6%	2,149
Total Votes				12,200

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Shepherd defeated Ken Bridges in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Matthew Shepherd (R)		4,780
Ken Bridges (D)		2,074

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

Arkansas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Matthew Shepherd's campaign in 2010
Jerry Langley Oil Co	$3,759
Arkansas Republican Party	$2,000
Murphy, Robert Madison	$2,000
Langley, Jerry C	$2,000
Arkansas Republican Caucus	$2,000
Total Raised in 2010	$106,977

Recent news

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Matthew Shepherd News Feed

• Reel Review: Jeff Nichols's "Mud" -- Huck Finn lives! - LifeGoesStrong
• Hogs Beat Bat Cats 2-1 - WTVQ
• Cody Getting First SEC Start On Mound - WTVQ
• Greenbrier family collaborates on book - Arkansas Online - Arkansas Online (subscription)

Personal

Shepherd and his wife Alie have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Matthew Shepherd's campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Matthew Shepherd on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by John Lowery, Jr.	Arkansas House District 6 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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