+ − Upcoming Hearings (2)
January 21, 2026 at 8:15am CST
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Committee:Appropriations
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January 21, 2026 at 12:00pm CST
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Committee:General Laws
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+ − Contact Information
Email Address: rusty.black@house.mo.gov
Phone: (573) 751-1415
Office Address:
201 W Capitol Ave., Rm. 420 Jefferson City, MO 65101
+ − Biography
Senator Rusty Black, a Republican, represents Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Sullivan, Worth and part of Buchanan County.
In addition to his legislative duties, Senator Black has spent 33 years of his life as an Agriculture Educator before retiring in 2016. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he earned his Bachelors of Science in Agriculture in 1983, and went on to graduate with a Masters in Agriculture Education in 1993. The Sen-Elect from Livingston was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016, representing Grundy, Livingston, and a majority of Linn County. He was first elected to the Missouri Senate in November of 2022.
Senator Black currently resides in Chillicothe, MO with his wife Karie, together they have four children Jameson, Jessica, Jaryn, Jon and seven grandchildren.
Statewide Committees:Missouri Food Security Task Force
Missouri School Funding Modernization Task ForceState Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees
2025 End of Session Report
2024 End of Session Report
2023 End of Session Report
