# Bob Gunther

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Gene_Hugoson)
| succeeded = [Bjorn Olson](/source/Bjorn_Olson)
| party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|7|12}}
| birth_place = [Fairmont, Minnesota](/source/Fairmont%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| education = {{nobr|[St. Cloud State University](/source/St._Cloud_State_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| branch_label = Branch 
}}

'''Bob Gunther''' (born July 12, 1943) is a [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Republican Party of Minnesota](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota), he represented the 23A district, which includes all or portions of [Blue Earth](/source/Blue_Earth_County%2C_Minnesota), [Faribault](/source/Faribault_County%2C_Minnesota), [Jackson](/source/Jackson_County%2C_Minnesota), [Martin](/source/Martin_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Watonwan](/source/Watonwan_County%2C_Minnesota) counties.

==Early life and education==
Gunther was born in [Sioux City, Iowa](/source/Sioux_City%2C_Iowa), and graduated from Fairmont High School in Fairmont. He served in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) until age 26, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from [Saint Cloud State University](/source/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](/source/Elmore%2C_Minnesota).

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](/source/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](/source/Louis_L'Amour) and [Robert Ludlum](/source/Robert_Ludlum).

==References==
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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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Category:1943 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century evangelicals
Category:21st-century evangelicals
Category:People from Fairmont, Minnesota
Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:Members of the Evangelical Free Church of America
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature

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