Karla Eslinger's Biography
- Commissioner of Education (MO), Republican
Contact Information
Office
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, 65101
Full Name:
Karla Eslinger
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: David; 2 Children: Chelsey, Kathryn
Home City:
Wasola, MO
EdD, Educational Leadership/Policy Analysis, University of Missouri at Columbia, 2005-2010
EdS, Superintendency/Educational System Administration, Missouri State University, 1990-1995
Master's, Education Administration, Missouri State University, 1985-1990
BASc, Elementary Education, College of the Ozarks, 1978-1982
Commissioner of Education, State of Missouri, 2024-present
Majority Caucus Whip, Missouri State Senate, 2023-2025
Senator, Missouri State Senate, District 33, 2021-2025
Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 155, 2019-2021
Candidate, Missouri State Senate, District 33, 2020
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy, and the Environment Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development and Tax Policy Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Accountability Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Gubernatorial Appointments Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Interim Committee on Illegal Immigration, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Research Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Redistricting, Missouri State Senate
Former Member, Workforce Development Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Senior Analyst of Education Services, AEM Corporation, 2013-present
Assistant Commissioner of Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2010-2013
Adjunct Professor, Missouri State University, 2009-2010
No organizational membership information on file.