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.