Vernon "Vern" Chesbro (1925 - 2010) was an American politician from Kansas who was an active member of the State's local Republican Party.

[2] Chesbro recollected that his interest in politics was sparked when he watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in high school.

In 1939, at the age of 14, Chesbro worked on the campaign of his part-time employer, pharmacist Howard Bentley, when he ran for a Kansas Senate seat.

Although Bentley would be defeated, Chesbro met his opponent John Etling, who hired him as his page when he took office in 1940.

Chesbro stated that the opportunity to work as a page deeply influenced his life to pursue a career in politics.

During his time in office he championed bi-partisanship and supporting youth engagement to increase voter turnout.

At the time Chesbro was the oldest chairman in the party's history at 62, and his successor, Fred Logan was the youngest at 35.

Following his death, Franklin County, Kansas, opened the Vern Chesbro Memorial Scholarship Fund for high school students pursuing higher education for public administration or political science.