Tyler Dees
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tyler Dees
|state_senate = Arkansas
|district = 35th
|term_start = January 9, 2023
|term_end =
|preceded = Jim Hendren
|succeded =
|party = Republican{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/19/dees-peterson-race-for-state-senate-has-no/|title=Dees, Peterson race for state Senate has no Democrat |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=September 19, 2022|first=Doug|last=Thompson|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
|alma_mater = John Brown University
|residence = Siloam Springs, Arkansas
|spouse = {{marriage|Meagan Dees|2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://hl.nwaonline.com/news/2022/mar/23/siloam-springs-resident-tyler-dees-runs-for/|title=Siloam Springs Resident Tyler Dees runs for Arkansas State Senate District 35|work=Siloam Springs Herald-Leader|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022|first=Marc|last=Hayot}}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://hl.nwaonline.com/news/2022/mar/02/tyler-dees-announces-run-for-state-senate/|title=Tyler Dees announces run for state senate district 35|work=Siloam Springs Herald-Leader|date=March 2, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}} He is a businessperson working in retail for Simmons Foods.
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. Dees ran against Jeff Tennant and State Representative Gayla Hendren McKenzie in the March 2022 Republican primary. The race went to a runoff election,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/jun/09/state-senate-district-35-runoff-set-in-western/?news-politics-election-specials-vote|title=State Senate District 35 runoff set in western Benton, Washington counties|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=June 9, 2022|first=Doug|last=Thompson|access-date=December 2, 2022}} when Dees defeated McKenzie to win the Republican nomination.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/22/newcomer-prevails-in-senate-runoff/?elections|title=Newcomer prevails in Senate runoff|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=June 22, 2022|first=Doug|last=Thompson|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
In November 2022, Dees defeated Libertarian Doug Peterson in the general election, winning 73 percent of the votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_senate-AR-5313/|title=2022 Arkansas State Senate - District 35 Election Results|work=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}} He was seated on January 9, 2023 in the 94th Arkansas General Assembly.
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