Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Matt Duffield
Matt Duffield (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Duffield (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 53. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Matt Duffield earned a degree in broadcast journalism from Harding University. Duffield's career experience includes owning a business and working as the president of Big River Materials, the vice president of Duffield Gravel Company, and a professional wrestler. He has been affiliated with the Kiwanis Club, the First Baptist Church of Pottsville, and the Jock Davis Veterans Lunch.[1]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Duffield was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2026
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Matt Duffield is running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Matt Duffield (R) | |
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Matt Duffield defeated Amie Gates in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Duffield (R) | 73.4 | 6,763 |
 | Amie Gates (D) | 26.6 | 2,452 | |
| Total votes: 9,215 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Amie Gates advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Matt Duffield advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Duffield in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53
Matt Duffield won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Duffield (R) | 100.0 | 5,782 |
| Total votes: 5,782 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53
Matt Duffield defeated Doug Skelton and David J. Howell in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Duffield | 55.4 | 1,965 |
| Doug Skelton | 23.4 | 832 | ||
| David J. Howell | 21.2 | 752 | ||
| Total votes: 3,549 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Duffield has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Send a message to Matt Duffield asking him to fill out the survey. If you are Matt Duffield, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?
Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 22,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here.
You can ask Matt Duffield to fill out this survey by using the button below or emailing IBackMattDuffield@gmail.com.
2024
Matt Duffield did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Matt Duffield did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Arkansas scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2024
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
|
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
|
See also
2026 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 |
Officeholder Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 |
Personal |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jon Milligan (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 53 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
