Frank Barnitz
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Frank Barnitz is a Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 farmer and former Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Missouri State Senate. He currently resides in Lake Spring, Missouri
Lake Spring, Missouri
Lake Spring is an unincorporated community in northwest Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located about twelve miles southeast of Rolla on Route 72....

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Personal history

Barnitz was raised in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. As of the 2000 U.S...

, and attended Southwest Missouri State University. He is married to Lisa Payne-Barnitz, and they have three daughters: Leslie Ann Fry, Camilla Alann Barnitz and Kenadee Grace Barnitz. Mr. Barnitz and his family are members of Grace Christian Church in Salem, Missouri
Salem, Missouri
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. He is the owner/operator of Barnitz Farms, Inc.

Political history

Frank Barnitz was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

 in 2000, and served in that body until 2005. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate in a special election in 2005, and served in that body until 2011. He was defeated in the November 2010 election by Republican Dan W. Brown
Dan W. Brown (politician)
Dan W. Brown is a first-term Republican member of the Missouri Senate representing the 16th district. Brown previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010 as representative from the 149th district....

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External links


  • Follow the Money - Frank Barnitz
    • 2008 2006 Missouri Senate campaign contributions
    • 2004 2002 2000 Missouri House campaign contributions
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