Linda Black | |
State House: | Missouri |
District: | 117th |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2017 |
Predecessor: | Brad Robinson |
Successor: | Mike Henderson |
Birth Date: | 1970 |
Birth Place: | Bonne Terre, Missouri |
Party: | Republican (since 2014) |
Otherparty: | Democratic (until 2014) |
Alma Mater: | Mineral Area College Central Methodist University Southwest Baptist University |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Residence: | Bonne Terre, Missouri |
Linda Black (nee Fischer) is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, serving from 2009 to 2017. Before being elected to the legislature, Black was a public school teacher. She has also served as treasurer of Bonne Terre and Chief Deputy Treasurer of St. Francois County.[1]
Black was elected to the Missouri House as a member of the Democratic Party. After Republicans made gains in the Missouri House in the 2014 elections, Black announced her intention to switch parties, citing her anti-abortion views.[2]