title: Frank Barnitz
text: # Frank Barnitz
  
  Frank Barnitz (born March 17, 1968) is an American farmer, businessman, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Missouri State Senate and Missouri House of Representatives.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Barnitz was born and raised in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and attended Southwest Missouri State University.
  
  ## Career
  
  Barnitz was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives 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 Brown.
  
  Barnitz is the owner and operator of Networth Feeds and Feeding, a custom feed mill, and manages Barnitz Farms in Lake Spring, Missouri.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Barnitz is married to Lisa Payne-Barnitz, and they have three daughters. Barnitz and his family are members of Grace Christian Church in Salem, Missouri.
  
  