"Chet" Gerlach (born June 26, 1947) is a retired American educator, lobbyist, and Democratic politician.
He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for five terms, representing Oak Creek and South Milwaukee from 1975 through 1984.
He graduated from Don Bosco High School and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College in 1969.
[1] Gerlach was first elected to the Assembly in 1974, after he defeated incumbent state representative William P. Atkinson in a Democratic Party primary challenge.
[4] After leaving office, Gerlach spent much of the next 30 years as a political consultant and lobbyist to the state government.