Gus Sheehan

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Gus Sheehan

| image =

| state_senate = Kentucky

| district = 23rd

| term_start = January 1, 1972

| term_end = January 1, 1989

| predecessor = Pearl Strong (redistricting)

| successor = Joseph U. Meyer

| office1 = Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives

| constituency1 = 66th district

| term_start1 = January 1, 1964

| term_end1 = January 1, 1968

| predecessor1 = Herbert F. Fern (redistricting)

| successor1 = Carl J. Mershon

| constituency2 = 61st district

| term_start2 = January 1, 1950

| term_end2 = January 1, 1954

| predecessor2 = George W. Steinford

| successor2 = Thomas P. Fitzpatrick

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|04|30}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|29|1917|04|30}}

| death_place =

| children = 4, including Martin

| party = Democratic

}}

August Frederick Sheehan (April 30, 1917 – October 29, 2000) was an American politician from Covington, Kentucky, who was a member of both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Sheehan first served four terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1950 to 1954 and again from 1964 to 1968. In 1958, he was appointed the Commonwealth's Attorney for Kenton County, losing reelection election later that year. In 1971, Sheehan was elected to the Kentucky Senate after redistricting moved the 23rd district from eastern to northern Kentucky. He won reelection to the senate three times but was defeated for renomination in 1988 by Joseph U. Meyer.{{cite news |date=May 25, 1988 |title=Incumbent wins harsh senate race in Laurel |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=A1 |quote=State Rep. Joe Meyer easily outdistanced longtime Sen. Gus Sheehan ...}}

Sheehan died on October 29, 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/regional-history/biographies/gus-sheehan/ |title=August “Gus” Sheehan |website=Kenton County Public Library |access-date=June 9, 2025}}