Robert A. Gardner (politician)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1945)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{BLP one source|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Robert A. Gardner - 18th District - Ohio Senate 123rd General Assembly 1999-2000 - DPLA - 962e55a1104c59b2eb8b9326c77a8128 (page 17) (cropped).jpg

| name = Bob Gardner

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| state_senate = Ohio

| state = Ohio

| district = 18th

| term = January 3, 1997 – December 31, 2004

| preceded = Robert Boggs

| succeeded = Tim Grendell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|9|22}}

| birth_place = Algeria

}}

Robert A. Gardner (born September 22, 1945){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0002marq/page/1640/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Politics|year=1997–1998|page=1641}} is an Ohio politician and former Republican member of the Ohio Senate. He represented the 18th district, which encompassed all of Lake County as well as portions of Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties, from 1997 to 2004. He was succeeded by Tim Grendell. Along with his stint in the Ohio Senate, he also made an unsuccessful bid for the United States House of Representatives in 1992, losing to Eric Fingerhut.[http://www.senate.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=18 US Senate] {{dead link|date=May 2023}}