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.
[1] He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 126th district from 1967 to 1968.
[2][3] He was born in Robesonia, Pennsylvania to Robert R. and Mae R. Moyer Gerhart.
He attended Robesonia High School and graduated from Albright College in 1941.
He published the New Era Union journal in Reading, Pennsylvania and was one of the early pioneers in the Pennsylvania cable TV business as the founder of Suburban TV Cable Company.