John Black

Republican Party

Missouri House of Representatives District 129

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Jeff Knight

Prior offices

Missouri House of Representatives District 137

Successor:Darin Chappell

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Compensation

Base salary

$41,070.14/year

Per diem

$132.80/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri, Rolla

Law

University of Missouri, Columbia

Personal

Birthplace

Springfield, Mo.

Religion

Methodist

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

John Black (Republican Party) is a member of theMissouri House of Representatives, representingDistrict 129. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Black (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theMissouri House of Representatives to representDistrict 129. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

John Black was born inSpringfield, Missouri, and lives inMarshfield. Black graduated from Strafford High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and engineering management from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T) and aJ.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His career experience includes working as a chemical engineer and as an attorney for City Utilities in Springfield and for Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State). Black was a member of the Marshfield School Board and the Springfield Area Chamber Of Commerce.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Black was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget Committee
• Judiciary Committee

2023-2024

Black was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget Committee
• Ethics Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Utilities Committee

2021-2022

Black was assigned to the following committees:

• Higher Education Committee,Vice-Chair
• Utilities Committee
• Budget Committee

2019-2020

Black was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget Committee
• Higher Education Committee
• Utilities Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 129

IncumbentJohn Black defeatedLouise Hansen in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 129 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black (R)	82.3	15,751
	Submit photo	Louise Hansen (D)	17.7	3,382

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,133
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129

Louise Hansen advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Louise Hansen	100.0	805

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 805
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129

IncumbentJohn Black advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black	100.0	5,158

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,158
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 129

IncumbentJohn Black won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 129 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black (R)	100.0	12,106

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,106
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129

IncumbentJohn Black advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 129 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black	100.0	5,936

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,936
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2020

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

IncumbentJohn Black defeatedRaymond Lampert in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black (R)	78.0	17,381
		Raymond Lampert (D)	22.0	4,898

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,279
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

Raymond Lampert advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raymond Lampert	100.0	1,553

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,553
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

IncumbentJohn Black advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black	100.0	5,742

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,742
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2018

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

John Black defeatedRaymond Lampert in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black (R)	75.0	13,360
		Raymond Lampert (D)	25.0	4,443

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,803
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

Raymond Lampert advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raymond Lampert	100.0	1,723

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,723
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137

John Black defeatedGeorjene Tilton in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 137 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Black	55.2	4,039
	Submit photo	Georjene Tilton	44.8	3,283

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,322
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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