Darin Chappell is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

, representing the state's 137th House district. His niece is pop singer

Chappell Roan Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Camp (style), camp and drag queen–influenced aesthetic. Her debut EP, ''School Nights'' (201 ...

Career

Chappell has worked as a city administrator for three southwest Missouri cities. In the

2022 Missouri House of Representatives election The 2022 Missouri House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Missouri voters selected state representatives in all 163 seats of the Missouri House of Rep ...

, Chappell was elected in District 137. His district is located in

Greene County, Missouri Greene County is located in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 298,915. making it the fourth most-populous county in Missouri and the most populous outside the Kansas City or Saint Loui ...

. In 2025, Chappell sponsored legislation to prohibit sanctions on belief-based student groups at public universities and colleges. Opponents to the bill said they preferred the senate version, which includes an anti-discrimination provision.

Electoral history

Personal life

Chappell's niece is singer-songwriter

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly People from Rogersville, Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Missouri State University alumni {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub