Robert Gerhart

{{Short description|American politician (1920–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Robert R. Gerhart, Jr.

| state_senate = Pennsylvania

| district = 11th

| term_start = January 7, 1969

| term_end = November 30, 1972

| constituency = Berks County

| predecessor = Gus Yatron

| successor = Michael O'Pake

| state_house2 = Pennsylvania

| district2 = 126th district

| term_start2 = January 2, 1967

| term_end2 = November 30, 1968

| birth_date = {{Birth date |1920|12|21}}

| birth_place = Robesonia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|8|23|1920|12|21}}

| death_place = Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| alma_mater = Albright College

| occupation = Retired

| spouse = Lillian S. Gerhart (deceased); Joan Marie Gerhart

| children = 3

| residence = Pompano Beach, Florida

| website =

}}

Robert R. Gerhart, Jr. (December 21, 1920 – August 23, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 11th district from 1969 to 1972.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members "G" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SG.html}} He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 126th district from 1967 to 1968.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Robert R Gerhart, Jr. Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=1345&body=H |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=21 March 2019}}{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = House Members "G" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/G.html}}