Tyler Dees
American politician
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Tyler Dees is an American politician representing part of Northwest Arkansas in the Arkansas Senate since 2023.
Tyler Dees | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Hendren |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse |
Meagan Dees (m. 2007) |
| Children | 3[2] |
| Alma mater | John Brown University |
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.
