For the last two decades, either Andy or Julie Mayberry – a Republican husband-wife political duo – has served as state representative for Grant County.
On July 30, state Rep. Julie Mayberry of Hensley announced she was not seeking re-election.
Three Republican candidates – Eric Shepherd, Casey Reed and Dawn Creekmore threw their hats into the race for District 92, which covers all of Grant County and a part of Saline County in the East End and Hensley communities, which are unincorporated areas.
Shepherd lists his primary source of income as a firefighter in Little Rock on his Statement of Financial Interest filed with the Secretary of State's office on Dec. 19, 2025. He also lists several business interests including Best Wash LLC, EJS Properties LLC, Lake Daze Realty LLC, and Shepherd Realty – all in Sheridan.
Reed, too, is a realtor. He lists his main sources of income on his Statement of Financial Interest filed Nov. 24, 2025, with the Secretary of State's office as a member of the United States Army, Action Realty Company, LLC, and a contractor with Reed Development Co.
Creekmore was once a Democratic legislator but is now registered as a Republican. She lists People's Bank, based in Sheridan, as a primary source of income where she works as a consumer/mortgage lender. She also lists her husband's retirement as a source of income.
Following the money
Voters like to know who funds campaigns.
Candidates can loan their campaigns money from their personal finances. They can hold fundraisers and ask for donations in various ways including on their websites.
Political Action Committees – also known as PACs – can also donate to a campaign.
Under Arkansas law, an individual can donate up to $3,500 per election to a single candidate running for state or local office as set by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
A candidate can receive $3,500 from individuals during primary, runoff and general elections.
PACs are also allowed to donate $3,500 for each election – the primary, a run-off and the general elections, per candidate, according to the Arkansas Ethics Commission. If a run-off should happen in the November general between two candidates, a PAC can donate $3,500 again to a candidate.
A PAC is "a political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates, according to Open Secrets, which is "the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy."
Most PACs represent business, labor or ideological interests, the Open Secrets website states.
Every political candidate has to file Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Reports with the Arkansas Secretary of State's office and disclosing donors and expenditures. PACs also has to file similar reports.
So far, the only candidate in the District 92 race that has taken no donations from individuals or PACs – is Reed, according to his filings at the Arkansas Secretary of State's office.
Reed's last Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Report shows he loaned his campaign $28,330.89, which is legal to do.
Creekmore loaned her campaign $10,100. BLET PAC with a Hensley address donated $2,500 to Creekmore in October. That PAC is connected to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Independence, Ohio. Only four individuals have donated to Creekmore, according to her last report filed on Dec. 18, 2025.
Shepherd, too, initially loaned his campaign $10,000. However, by far, Shepherd, who has been fundraising since April, has the most individual donors including well-known politicians and PACs that intertwine with his individual donors.
Shepherd's filings show he has accepted $15,185 from individuals and $21,950 from PACs.
Examining the PACs
In September and October, more PACs than individuals contributed to Shepherd.
Three PACs have given Shepherd the max amount of $3,500 – Arkansas Health Care House Political Action Committee, Arkansas REALTORS Political Action Committee, and Job and Growth PAC. Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Political Action Account has donated $2,000 to Shepherd.
According to his filings, here are the PACs and the total amounts, so far, donated to Shepherd:
- Arkansas Health Care House Political Action Committee, $3,500
- Arkansas REALTORS Political Action Committee, $3,500
- Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Political Action, $2,000
- Compassionate Care PAC, Little Rock, $750
- CAG Arkansas House Victory PAC, Little Rock, $250
- DBH Management Consultants 5 PAC, Morrilton, $500
- RAY PAC, Maumelle, $250
- Jobs and Growth (JAG) PAC, Little Rock $3,500
- Base Point, PAC, Crossett, $750
- Impact Management Group PAC, Little Rock, $100
- ATPA-LOG PAC, Little Rock, $250
- Tranformation United PAC, Little Rock, $500
- Cox Arkansas House PAC, Inc., Springdale, $500
- Arkansas Forest Express PAC, Little Rock, $400
- JCD Consulting PAC, Little Rock, $250
- South Arkansas Conservative PAC, Camden, $1,000
- Arkansas Trucking Association Political Action Committee, Little Rock, $500
- Arkansas Rural Broadband Association, Clinton, $1,000
- Arkansas Hospital
Association Political Action
Committee, Little Rock, $250 - Kids Plus, Wynne, $1,200
- STAR, Little Rock, $250
- Wholesale Beer Distributors of AR, Little Rock, $500
The Reckoning researched each PAC's filings at the Secretary of State's office.
Arkansas Health Care House Political Action Committee takes donations from nursing homes throughout the state. Most of its donations average $2,000 to candidates. The PAC gives to many bipartisan first-time legislative candidates and legislators seeking re-election.
That PAC is the political arm of the Arkansas Health Care Association, which is "the state’s largest organization of long term care providers, representing more than 90% of the licensed long term care facilities in Arkansas, according to its website.
The website also states, "Its responsibilities are to educate, inform and represent members and member facilities before government agencies, other trade associations and related industries."
Compassionate Care PAC focuses on medical marijuana with Good Day Farm dispensaries as one of its top contributors.
CAG Arkansas House Victory PAC represents several groups with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits of Arkansas as a top donor, giving $30,000 to the PAC, followed by Capitol Advisors Group giving $12,500.
DBH Management Consultants 5 PAC represents a litney of associations and national businesses in Arkansas and out-of-state including the Arkansas Ambulance Association, Conway County Legal Beverage Association, Lotto.com Arkansas LLC, Carasoft Technology Group, CVS Health, Southland Park Gaming and Racing, Summit Utilities, Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC and many more.
RAY PAC belongs to Republican state Rep. David Ray of Maumelle. Ray was on the host committee for a fundraiser for Shepherd in Sheridan last fall.
Ray owns a political consulting business. Attorney General Tim Griffin lists Ray as a "campaign employee" on his filings. Ray has long worked in politics including as deputy chief of staff and communications director to Griffin when he was lieutenant governor; communications director for U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton during his 2014 Senate race and communications director at the Republican Party of Arkansas.
Griffin endorsed Shepherd in August, according to a news release on Shepherd's Facebook page.
Ray is also connected to Jobs and Growth PAC, also known as JAG PAC. He is listed as an officer on Secretary of State filings.
JAG PAC's top donor is Koch Industries Inc., which has donated $25,000. In 2025, Comcast Corporation, Oracle America Inc., and XCaliber International Ltd LLC were only a handful of the national entities donating to JAG PAC.
Base Point PAC's registered agent is state Senator Ben Gilmore of Crossett. Ben Gilmore was also a host of Shepherd's fall fundraiser.
His brother, Jon Gilmore, is a partner in Gilmore Davis Barker Group, "a full-service lobbying and consulting firm specializing in political strategy, government relations, opinion research and communications, including public relations and media training," according to the group's website.
According to Shepherd's expenditures, Gilmore Davis Strategy Group (Barker joined the firm recently after working in Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sander's office) is Shepherd's consulting firm.
Shepherd has paid approximately $7,169.38 since June to the group. Gilmore and Davis also gave Shepherd separate in-kind donations. Gilmore gave $299.15 for fundraiser food, and Davis gave $244.76 for food for the same fundraiser held on Aug. 11, 2025.
Impact Management Group PAC is a "public relations, public affairs, government relations, public opinion & political consulting" firm with offices in Little Rock and Baton Rouge.
The PAC's main donor in 2025 appeared to be 50+1 Consulting LLC with offices in Little Rock and Baton Rouge, too.
ATPA-LOG PAC represents Arkansas Timber Producers Association. Filings show Sheridan connections including Brent Winston with Pulpwood Producers Co., Inc., donating $250 to the PAC in September and Dean Crouse with Crouse Logging Co., Inc., in Sheridan donating $1,000 to the PAC in June.
Tranformation United PAC (TUPAC) is registered to Republican state Rep. Brit McKenzie of Rogers.
Cox Arkansas House PAC, Inc., is the political arm of Cox Communications, Inc., based in Wichita, Kansas. It is the largest private broadband company in the United States, and its Arkansas PAC donates to House candidates.
Arkansas Forest Express PAC has Sheridan connections. Taylor Family Investments, Inc., gave $500 to the PAC on May 13, 2025. Former state Rep. Ken Bragg, who now serves on the state board of the Arkansas Department of Education, donated $500 on June 19, 2025.
JCD Consulting PAC is the political arm of JDC Consulting. The company's website lists major Arkansas corporations and organizations as clients including Arkansas Children's Hospital, Arkansas School Board Association, County Judges Association of Arkansas and Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.
State Senator Matt Stone's South Arkansas Conservative PAC gave $1,000 to Shepherd. Stone represents part of Grant County in the legislature.
Arkansas Trucking Association Political Action Committee is the political arm of the Arkansas Trucking Association.
Arkansas Rural Broadband
Association is based in Clinton and promotes technology in rural areas.
Arkansas Hospital Association Political Action Committee "builds meaningful relationships between our state’s hospitals and our elected officials in order to keep our leaders informed about key health care issues that will affect their constituents," according to its website.
Kids Plus of Wynne takes donations from various pediatric organizations like Pediatrics Plus Developmental Preschool and other entities like Kids for the Future of Forrest City, Inc.
STAR gave $250 to Shepherd. STAR's top donors include CoinFlip in Chicago, Pattern Renewables Development Company 2 LLC in San Francisco, Dealer Licensing, Inc., in Irving, Texas, and inVeritas in Little Rock.
Wholesale Beer Distributors of AR promotes "integrity in the manufacture, distribution and sale of beer in Arkansas," according to its website.
Local folks, politicians and beyond
Many individuals living in Grant County and surrounding counties like Cleveland County have donated to Shepherd.
Local elected officials who have donated to Shepherd include Justice of the Peace Mike Nevens of Prattsville and Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt. Nevens donated $2,000; Pruitt gave $100.
Brad Brandt of Las Vegas gave Shepherd $1,200 on June 30, 2025, according to Shepherd's first disclosure filing. The listing for Brandt's employment is "Primoris Renewables Construction Engineering."
Primoris Renewable Energy is connected to Treaty Oak Clean Energy, the developer of the Redfield solar project in Grant County.
Transparency matters
Looking at financial filings, Shepherd has the most money and political connections to the state’s power players and organizations than his opponents.
Will money win the race for House District 92?
