Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 97, 2023-present

Speaker, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2019-present

Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 97, 2022, 2024

Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 6, 2010-2023

Member, Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee

Member, Arkansas Legislative Council

Member, Arkansas Legislative Council Claims Review/Litigation Reports Oversight

Member, Code Revision Commission

Member, Joint Budget Committee

Member, Joint Budget Committee - Employee Benefits Division - Oversight Subcommittee

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing

Member, Joint Executive Subcommittee (Arkansas Legislative Council)

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Claims

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Arkansas Legislative Council)

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council)

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Joint Budget)

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Review

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Special Language

Member, Joint Subcommittee on State Agencies

Member, Management Committee

Member, Public Transportation Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Administrative Rules

Member, Subcommittee on Parks and Tourism

Member, Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Joint Budget)

Member, Subcommittee on Waterways and Aeronautics

Former Member, Agriculture, Forestry, And Economic Development Arkansas state House of Representatives

Former Member, Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Representative, Arkansas Public School Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force

Former Member, Boys State Joint Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Code Revision Commission Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Printing Requirements and Specifications, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Girls State Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Oversight Subcommittee on Litigation Reports, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Special Language, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Courts and Civil Law, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice and Child Support, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Joint Budget), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Planning, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Small Business And Economic Development, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Member, Management Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Member, Public Transportation Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Attorney, Matthew J. Shepherd, Professional Association, present

Former Attorney/Partner, Thomas, Hickey and Shepherd, Limited Liability Partnership

Board Member, Arkansas Baptist Foundation, present

President, El Dorado Boys & Girls Club Alumni Association, present

Board Member, El Dorado Boys and Girls Club, present

Board Member, El Dorado Fifty for the Future, present

President, Murphy United States of America Classic Football Game, present

Member, American Bar Association

Former Board Member, Arkansas Baptist State Convention

Member, Arkansas Bar Association

Member, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, El Dorado Civil Service Commission

Former Member, El Dorado Planning and Zoning Commission

Member, El Dorado Rotary Club

Member/Deacon/Sunday School Teacher, First Baptist Church El Dorado

Former Board Member, Hope Landing

Member, Louisiana Bar Association

Former Board Member, SHARE First Financial Bank Benefit Golf Tournament

Member, Special Task Force on Practice and Procedure in Civil Cases, Arkansas Supreme Court

Member, Task Force on Maintaining a Fair and Impartial Judiciary, Arkansas Bar Association

Member, Union County Bar Association

Former Board Member, Union County Community Foundation

Former Member, Union County Election Commission

Former Board Member, Union County Habitat for Humanity

Former Chair, Union County Republican Committee

Former Board Member, United Way of Union County

Father's Name:

Bob

Father's Occupation:

Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Spending time with his family, playing golf, following the Arkansas Razorbacks, and coaching his children's sports teams.

Mother's Name:

Bobbi

Mother's Occupation:

El Dorado High School U.S. History teacher.