id: ocd-person/2774b34a-6b89-4ee9-b8af-32b7a7d8e174
name: Matthew Shepherd
given_name: Matthew
family_name: Shepherd
birth_date: 1976-02-21
gender: Male
email: matthew.shepherd@arkansashouse.org
image: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Content/photos/2023/House/380_sm.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 2023-01-09
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '97'
- start_date: 2011-01-10
  end_date: 2023-01-08
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '97'
- end_date: 2023-01-09
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '6'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: State Capitol Arkansas  500 Woodlane St., Suite 350, Little Rock, AR 72201
  voice: 501-682-6211
- classification: district
  address: '200 N. Jefferson Ave. #600, El Dorado, AR 71730'
  voice: 870-862-2087
links:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=M.+Shepherd
- url: https://matthewshepherd.org
  note: Campaign Website
- url: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/97
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=M.+Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
other_names:
- name: M. Shepherd
- name: M.J. Shepherd
- name: Matthew J. Shepherd
- name: Shepherd
- name: Shepherd, M.
ids:
  twitter: Matt_J_Shepherd
  facebook: Matthew-Shepherd-130774645804
other_identifiers:
- scheme: ballotpedia
  identifier: Matthew_Shepherd_(Arkansas)
- scheme: followthemoney
  identifier: '9668278'
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ARL000106
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ARL000261
- scheme: votesmart
  identifier: '119100'
sources:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=M.+Shepherd
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Shepherd_(Arkansas)
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepherd
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/119100/matthew-shepherd
- url: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/97
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=M.+Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Shepherd&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2022F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1#SearchResults
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R#SearchResults
extras:
  seniority: '3'
  occupation: Attorney
  church affiliation: Southern Baptist
  veteran: 'No'
  public service: House 2011,  2013,  2015,  2017,  Speaker-designate,  Speaker of
    the House 2018