Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.

For the last 10 years of his tenure, he was the leader of the Republicans in the chamber, serving as president of the state senate for three General Assemblies from 1981 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1988.

He also served on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and chaired its Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee until the Republicans lost control of Congress following the 2006 elections.

In 2006, Gillmor served as a member of a bipartisan reform task force on ethics and congressional mailing practices.

[4] On September 5, 2007, Gillmor was found dead in his Arlington County, Virginia, townhouse by members of his staff after he failed to show up for a House Financial Services Committee meeting, and did not respond to repeated telephone calls and e-mails.

[7] In a special election held in December, Bob Latta, the man Gillmor had narrowly defeated in the 1988 primary, won the seat.