+ − Contact Information
Email Address: linda.black@house.mo.gov
Phone: (573) 751-2317
Office Address:
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 411-2
Jefferson City, MO
+ − Biography
Rep. Linda Black, a Republican, represents part of St. Francois County (District 117) in the Missouri House of Representatives.
In addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Black is a former public school teacher in the North St. Francois County School District in Bonne Terre and West County School District in Leadwood. In 2003, she was appointed as an Accelerated Schools Coach and to the Steering Committee for the Intermediate School. Rep. Black is the former city Treasurer of Bonne Terre and the former Chief Deputy Treasurer of St. Francois County.
Rep. Black is a member of the National Rifle Association and Missouri Farm Bureau. She also is on the Board of Directors for the University of Missouri Extension Council and an ex-officio member of the Backstoppers Organization. She is a member of the Desloge, Bonne Terre, Park Hills/Leadington and Farmington Chambers of Commerce. Rep. Black has been a member of East Bonne Terre First Baptist Church for the past 28 years and has served in the capacity of church treasurer, youth director and Sunday school teacher for both adults and the youth.
Rep. Black received an Associates of Arts from Mineral Area College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Central Methodist University. She went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Education from Southwest Baptist University.
Born in Bonne Terre, Rep. Black now resides in Park Hills. She has two children.