Matthew Joseph Shepherd (born 1976) is an attorney from his native El Dorado, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 6, which includes western Union County. He was elected in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 legislative elections and is term-limited in 2016.In 2010, Shepherd claimed the District 6 seat by defeating the Democrat Ken Bridges, 4,780 to 2,074.