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101st General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Representative
John Black
District 137
Republican
Elected:
2018
Years Served:
3
Hometown:
Marshfield
Counties:
Webster, Greene
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Committees
Higher Education, Vice-Chairman
Special Committee on Litigation Reform, Vice-Chairman
Budget
Utilities
Subcommittee on Appropriations - Education
Capitol Address
Address:
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 410-B
Jefferson City MO 65101
Legislator Assistant:
John Darnall
Phone:
573-751-3819
E-Mail:
John.Black@house.mo.gov
Biography
Representative John Black, a Republican, represents parts of Webster and Greene counties (District 137) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
Prior to joining the legislature, Black worked as an attorney and chemical engineer. He served as General Counsel for City Utilities in Springfield for more than a decade. Black also was the first in-house General Counsel for Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State).
Black is a member of the Marshfield United Methodist Church and the Marshfield Optimist Club. He is a former member of the Marshfield School Board as well as the Springfield Area Chamber Of Commerce.
A graduate of Strafford High School, Black holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now Missouri S&T). He obtained his law degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia.
Born in Springfield, Black currently resides in Marshfield with his wife, Cynthia, who is also an attorney. They have six children between them.
Sponsored Bills
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HB 261
- (0231H.01I)
Allows electrical corporations to charge for services based on the costs of certain construction work in progress
HB 262
- (0246H.01I)
Requires designations of veteran status to be placed on the front of official driver's licenses and ID cards
HB 379
- (0228H.02I)
Establishes the Targeted Industrial Manufacturing Enhancement Zones Act
HB 892
- (1657H.02C)
Creates a renewable natural gas program
HB 1163
- (2450H.01I)
Changes provisions governing teacher education programs
HB 1378
- (2731H.01I)
Allows two or more partnering entities to form a broadband infrastructure improvement district or partnership for the delivery of broadband internet service to the residents of such municipalities or service areas
HB 1416
- (1691H.02I)
Establishes provisions for religious freedom
HJR 23
- (0407H.06C)
Proposes a constitutional amendment to assert the right of Missourians to hunt and fish
Co-sponsored Bills
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