She succeeded fellow Republican Mike Cunningham.
[2] 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.
[3] Eslinger lives in Wasola, Missouri.
[4] She graduated Gainesville High School, and she got a master's degree in education administration at the Missouri State University.