Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
11-18-2022
Abstract
There are a few things that seem to be in Matthew Shepherd's DNA—politics, law, Arkansas and Ouachita. He is a fifth-generation Ouachitonian, a family legacy starting with his great-great-grandfather, who attended Ouachita in the 1890s. It was his father's career that exposed him to the possibilities in the legal field, and he became an elected official somewhat unexpectedly.
"Growing up with my father as an attorney and later a judge—and my mother being a U.S. history teacher—law and politics were subjects I grew up around," Shepherd said. He earned a B.A. in history and political science from Ouachita in 1998 and earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas in 2001.
Recommended Citation
Merryman, Jon and Office of Communications & Marketing, "Matthew Shepherd ('98) (Pursuing people-first politics)" (2022). Press Releases. 1348.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/press_releases/1348
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