Thomas Gerhold (born 21 June 1961) is an American politician.

A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for the first time in 2018, from District 84.

[1] He was raised near Atkins, Iowa, where his family owned a farm.

Gerhold attended Benton Community High School, and enrolled at Kirkwood Community College and later the University of Iowa.

[2][3] Gerhold began his campaign in February 2018,[4] ran unopposed in the Republican Party primary,[5] and subsequently won the November 2018 general elections to succeed the retiring Dawn Pettengill of District 75, defeating Democratic Party candidate Paula Denison,[6] and Libertarian Party candidate John George.