Tyler Dees
Tyler Dees | |
---|---|
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 35th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jim Hendren |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouse | Meagan Dees (m. 2007) |
Children | 3[2] |
Residence | Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
Alma mater | John Brown University |
Tyler Dees is an American politician representing part of Northwest Arkansas in the Arkansas Senate since 2023.
Life and career
Dees attended John Brown University.[3] He is a businessperson working in retail for Simmons Foods.[2]
Longtime member of the Arkansas General Assembly Jim Hendren (Independent) announced his retirement in 2022, opening a vacancy in the 35th district, which had recently been renumbered from the 2nd district during redistricting.[2][3] Dees ran against Jeff Tennant and State Representative Gayla Hendren McKenzie in the March 2022 Republican primary. The race went to a runoff election,[4] when Dees defeated McKenzie to win the Republican nomination.[5]
In November 2022, Dees defeated Libertarian Doug Peterson in the general election, winning 73 percent of the votes.[6] He was seated on January 9, 2023 in the 94th Arkansas General Assembly.
References
- ^ Thompson, Doug (September 19, 2022). "Dees, Peterson race for state Senate has no Democrat". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hayot, Marc (March 23, 2022). "Siloam Springs Resident Tyler Dees runs for Arkansas State Senate District 35". Siloam Springs Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tyler Dees announces run for state senate district 35". Siloam Springs Herald-Leader. March 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Doug (June 9, 2022). "State Senate District 35 runoff set in western Benton, Washington counties". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Doug (June 22, 2022). "Newcomer prevails in Senate runoff". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Arkansas State Senate - District 35 Election Results". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- v
- t
- e
- President of the Senate
- Leslie Rutledge (R)
- President pro tempore
- Bart Hester (R)
- Majority Leader
- Blake Johnson (R)
- Minority Leader
- Greg Leding (D)
- ▌Ben Gilmore (R)
- ▌Matt Stone (R)
- ▌Steve Crowell (R)
- ▌Jimmy Hickey Jr. (R)
- ▌Terry Rice (R)
- ▌Matt McKee (R)
- ▌Alan Clark (R)
- ▌Stephanie Flowers (D)
- ▌Reginald Murdock (D)
- ▌Ron Caldwell (R)
- ▌Ricky Hill (R)
- ▌Linda Chesterfield (D)
- ▌Jane English (R)
- ▌Clarke Tucker (D)
- ▌Fredrick Love (D)
- ▌Kim Hammer (R)
- ▌Mark Johnson (R)
- ▌Jonathan Dismang (R)
- ▌David Wallace (R)
- ▌Dan Sullivan (R)
- ▌Blake Johnson (R)
- ▌John Payton (R)
- ▌Scott Flippo (R)
- ▌Missy Irvin (R)
- ▌Breanne Davis (R)
- ▌Gary Stubblefield (R)
- ▌Justin Boyd (R)
- ▌Bryan King (R)
- ▌Jim Petty (R)
- ▌Greg Leding (D)
- ▌Clint Penzo (R)
- ▌Joshua P. Bryant (R)
- ▌Bart Hester (R)
- ▌Jim Dotson (R)
- ▌Tyler Dees (R)
- Majority caucus: ▌Republican (29)
- Minority caucus: ▌Democratic (6)
![]() ![]() | This article about an Arkansas politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e