Robert
"Bob"
Gerhart

On April 1, at the MN Congressional District 8 GOP Convention, delegates will have an opportunity to choose its leadership for the most critical election cycle in our great nation's history.

I humbly ask for the opportunity to put my decades of dedication to the MNGOP to work for you at this most critical time.

Modernize how GOP campaigns operate in order to match what appeals to voters today
Grow a "farm league" of strong future leaders by engaging citzens at all levels of community and government involvement
Preserve our base, engage with groups that Democrats assume they "own", and provide an attractive option for people who no longer feel represented by that "other" party

I have been active in the MN GOP for 33 years, starting at age 17
Masters Degree in Management
Former BPOU vice chair
I helped (now) Senator Eric Lucero’s mock debate prep work before his first election to the MN House, and I gave him his initial lessons on how to leverage social media (sorry... I can’t take credit for his fashion sense)
Worked city council, school board, and state level races, including two Gubernatorial campaigns and an Attorney General campaign
I ran my own campaign and won a seat on the board of 5th largest school district in MN
- ...on a shoestring budget ($2k versus the $20k typically spent on those seats)
- Won the vice chairman’s seat in my second year
- Spearheaded a conservative takeover of that school board
- Won the chairman’s seat by my third year, replacing my own mentor
- ISD 279 is a 20,000 student, 2,000 employee, ~$300 million operation, so I have experience in the management of large, high-dollar, high-visibility public-facing operations