Robert Joseph Sheheen (born January 21, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician.

A Democrat, Sheheen served as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1994.

[2] Sheheen later received honorary degrees from The Citadel and Winthrop University.

[1] Sheheen was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1977 to 2000; he served as speaker[3] from 1986 to 1994.

He left the speakership in 1994 and was succeeded in the House of Representatives by his nephew, Vincent Sheheen, in 2000.