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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Diane Franklin (b. February 2, 1956) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 123. She was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Franklin is unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Missouri House of Representatives because of term limits.

Franklin's professional experience includes working as a business owner and farmer.

Education

  • Attended, Southwest Baptist University, 1990-1991
  • Attended, Truman State University, 1978
  • Graduated, Ozarks Technical Community College, 1975

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Southwest Baptist University, 1990-1991
  • Attended, Truman State University, 1978
  • Graduated, Ozarks Technical Community College, 1975
  • Farmer, present
  • Business Owner, Health Care, present

Political Experience

  • Attended, Southwest Baptist University, 1990-1991
  • Attended, Truman State University, 1978
  • Graduated, Ozarks Technical Community College, 1975
  • Farmer, present
  • Business Owner, Health Care, present
  • Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 123, 2010-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Children and Families Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Professional Registration and Licensing Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Assistance Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Social Services Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Scope of Practice, Missouri State House of Representatives

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Southwest Baptist University, 1990-1991
  • Attended, Truman State University, 1978
  • Graduated, Ozarks Technical Community College, 1975
  • Farmer, present
  • Business Owner, Health Care, present
  • Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 123, 2010-2019
  • Member, American Trap Shooting Association, present
  • Member, Camdenton Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Kiwanis International, present
  • Member, Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Missouri Farm Bureau, present
  • Member, Missouri Trap Shooting Association, present
  • Board Member, Missouri Youth Sport Shooting Alliance, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association, present
  • Member, National Wild Turkey Federation, present
  • Member, Rotary International, present
  • Member, Canopy Church
  • Former Board Representative, Dorothy Blair Scholarship Fund
  • Former Board Representative, Lake Career and Technical Education
  • Former President/Vice President, Lake Masters Area Gardeners
  • Former Board Representative, Parents as Teachers
  • Member, United States Practical Pistol
  • Member, Camdenton R-III School Board, 1993-1996

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Outstanding Freshman Legislator of the Year Award
  • Fiscal and Government Accountability Issues Award
  • Distinguished Alumni, Ozarks Technical Community College, 2013

Favorite Quote:

Keep calm and carry on

  • Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others
  • Some see private enterprise as a predatory target to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but few are those who see it as a sturdy horse pulling the wagon." Winston Churchill
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