Karla Eslinger

Karla Eslinger
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 6, 2021  June 1, 2024
Preceded byMike Cunningham
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 155th district
In office
January 9, 2019  January 6, 2021
Preceded byDavid A. Day
Succeeded byTravis Smith
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationCollege of the Ozarks (BA)
Missouri State University (MEd, EdS)
University of Missouri (EdD)

Karla Eslinger is a former member of the Missouri Senate representing the 33rd Missouri Senatorial District from 2021 to 2024. She succeeded fellow Republican Mike Cunningham. Eslinger previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives for one term.

In June 2024, Esligner resigned from the Missouri Senate in order to lead the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.