Senator Matt McKee was elected to the Senate in 2022 and was sworn on January 9, 2023. He represents District 6, which includes parts of Garland and Saline Counties.
Senator McKee is Senate vice chair of the Joint Energy Committee. He is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Insurance and Commerce Committee, the Joint Retirement and Social Security Committee, the Joint Budget Committee, the Legislative Council and the Legislature Joint Auditing Committee. He is a member of the Legislative Facilities Committee.
During the 94th General Assembly, Senator McKee sponsored legislation to make it easier for homeschool students to participate in after school activities outside of their public school district. He also sponsored legislation to restrict the source of election funding and amend the code concerning public utility contracts for interruptible service.
Senator McKee was a Garland County Justice of the Peace from 2009 through 2022. He has been the chair for the Garland County Quorum Court Finance Committee, chair of the Garland County Quorum Court Environmental Services Committee and chair of the Public Works and Buildings Committee. Senator McKee served as chairman of the Republican Party of Garland County from 2015 through 2022.
Senator McKee was born in Gunnison, Colorado and moved to Hot Springs in 2002. He is a licensed residential remodeler. Senator McKee and his wife, Nikki, live in Pearcy and have four daughters. They are members of the 70 West Church of Christ in Hot Springs.
