THE 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Speaker of the House
Matthew Shepherd Rep. Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado is the current and longest-serving Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives serving his third full term as Speaker. It’s a pretty unprecedented perch. There have been two-term speakers before, but never a three-term speaker. Shepherd, an attorney, represents House District 97, which includes El Dorado and portions of
Union County. He is serving his seventh term in the House. Born and raised in El Dorado, he graduated from El Dorado High School in 1994, then went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Ouachita Baptist University in 1998 and received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2001.
→← “A NEW GENERATION IS TAKING ON NEW LEADERSHIP… BRINGING NEW IDEAS. THE SPAN OF GENERATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS BODY CAN SERVE ARKANSAS WELL. I THINK IN THE END WE WILL COME TOGETHER TO DO THE BEST FOR THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS. I HAVE A BELIEF IN OURSELVES, AND OUR COUNTRY, INCLUDING OUR STATE, AND TOMORROW.” – Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado
top photo courtesy of the Arkansas House of Representatives middle and bottom photos courtesy of Secretary of State
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