Robert Free Kent (June 26, 1911 – October 1, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Crawford County in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1947 to 1956 and served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1957 to 1961.

A Republican, he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 1960, losing to Democratic nominee Thomas Z.

He interrupted his practice to serve as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1944–46 during World War II, serving onboard the USS Menard (1945) and USS Roi (1946) and deploying overseas to Hawaii, Okinawa, and China.

[1][2] Rather than seeking reelection to the House in 1956, Kent ran for Pennsylvania State Treasurer and won the election with 52% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee James W. Knox.

In 1960, nearing the end of his four-year term as treasurer, he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General, winning 48% of the vote but losing to Democratic nominee Thomas Z.