Franc Flotron

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Francis E. Flotron Jr. (born December 23, 1954, in St. Louis) is an American former Republican politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives where he served as the Senate Repbulican leader and the [rose to the level of] House Assistant [Minority] Republican Floor Leader. In 1988, he was the first Missouri legislator to receive the National Federation of Independence Business "Small Business Guardian" award.

Flotron graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School and Washington University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. [1] After he left the state legislature, he became known as the only Republican male lobbyist with a ponytail in Jefferson City. [2]

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References

  1. Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 113.
  2. "Franc Flotron; Former State Senator and Ponytailed Lobbyist" . Retrieved 2018-05-30.