{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bob Gunther | image = | office = Member of the<br/>Minnesota House of Representatives | constituency = 26A{{0}}(1995–2003)<br />24A{{0}}(2003–2013)<br />23A{{0}}(2013–2021) | term_start = August 1, 1995 | term_end = January 5, 2021 | preceded = Gene Hugoson | succeeded = Bjorn Olson | party = Republican | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|7|12}} | birth_place = Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = {{nobr|St. Cloud State University (BA)}} | branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} | branch_label = Branch }}
'''Bob Gunther''' (born July 12, 1943) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented the 23A district, which includes all or portions of Blue Earth, Faribault, Jackson, Martin and Watonwan counties.
==Early life and education== Gunther was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated from Fairmont High School in Fairmont. He served in the United States Navy until age 26, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Saint Cloud State University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Gunther|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Gunther|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Gunther co-owned Gunther's Foods in Fairmont and Elmore.
Gunther was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican in 1995 in a special election held after Representative Gene Hugoson was appointed Minnesota commissioner of agriculture. He served until 2021, after not seeking reelection in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fairmontsentinel.com/news/local-news/2019/12/21/gunther%e2%80%88he-will-not-run-again/ |title=Gunther: He will not run again |newspaper=Fairmont Sentinel |date=December 21, 2019}}</ref>
Until redistricting in 2002, Gunther represented district 26A.<ref name=MNleg>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10748 |title=Gunther, Bob − Legislator Record |website=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gunther is married to Nancy, and they have one child. He is a member of the Bethel Evangelical Free Church.<ref name=MNleg/> He enjoys reading Louis L'Amour and Robert Ludlum.
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|10748}} * [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=125 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Bob Gunther] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13483 Project Votesmart: Rep. Bob Gunther Profile] * [http://connectbiz.com/2002/03/rep-bob-gunther/ Vance, Daniel J. "Mr. Whipple goes to St. Paul." Connect Business Magazine]
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