Tara Shephard
Democrat • 79th District 95th General Assembly- Party
- Democrat
- Past Service
- House 2023
- Seniority
- 81
- Religion
- Baptist
- Occupation
- Correctional Auditor; Compliance Manager

Rep. Tara Shephard is serving her second term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represents District 79 which includes portions of Pulaski County.
For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Shephard serves on the House Public Transportation Committee and the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee.
Elected Terms
2025 (Jan 12th, 2025 — Dec 31st, 2026) 2023 (Jan 1st, 2023 — Jan 12th, 2025)Newsroom
As the 2025 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly enters its 11th week, the House has bee...
On Thursday, the House approved HB1681, a bill that aims to establish the Water and Sewer Treatment...
On Wednesday, the House passed several bills. HB1293 increases the payment for claims from $150,000...
On Monday, the House passed a series of bills covering a range of issues, including election laws, e...
In a move to reform Arkansas' higher education system, the House recently passed HB1512, which lays...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1512, which proposes the creation of the Arkansas ACCESS Act. ACCESS...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1682, the Good Neighbor Act. This bill addresses food insecurity by...