# Thomas Gerhold

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{{Short description|American politician (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Thomas Gerhold
| image        = File:Thomas Gerhold.jpg
| state_house  = Iowa
| district     = [84th](/source/Iowa's_84th_House_of_Representatives_district)
| term_start   = 2019
| term_end     =
| predecessor  = 
| successor    = 
| constituency = [District 84](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives%2C_District_84) - (2023-Present)<br>
[District 75](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives%2C_District_75) (2019-2023)
| birth_date   = {{birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place  = [Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa), U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
| relations    = 
| alma_mater   = [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa)
| profession   = Research Associate
| website      =  
}}

'''Thomas Gerhold''' (born 21 June 1961) is an American politician. A member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), he was elected to the [Iowa House of Representatives](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives) for the first time in 2018, from [District 84](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives%2C_District_84).

==Early life, education, and career==
Gerhold was born on 21 June 1961.<ref>{{cite news |title=Representative Tom Gerhold |url=https://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/tom-gerhold |accessdate=31 January 2020 |publisher=Republican Party of Iowa}}</ref> He was raised near [Atkins, Iowa](/source/Atkins%2C_Iowa), where his family owned a farm. Gerhold attended [Benton Community High School](/source/Benton_Community_High_School), and enrolled at [Kirkwood Community College](/source/Kirkwood_Community_College) and later the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa). He then worked as a research associate within the Department of Internal Medicine at the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa) [Carver College of Medicine](/source/Carver_College_of_Medicine).<ref>{{cite news |title=Government :: Tom Gerhold Announces Run For Statehouse |url=https://www.vintontoday.com/articles/Government/article1021435.html |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=Vinton Today |date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thomas Gerhold, candidate for Iowa House District 75 |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/iowa-elections-2018-house-district-75-thomas-gerhold-paula-denison-john-george-20181021 |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Gazette |date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Gerhold  began his campaign in February 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rathjen |first1=Brian |title=Gerhold seeks GOP nomination in House District 75 |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/eastern-iowa/high-school/2018/02/26/gerhold-seeks-gop-nomination-house-district-75/375479002/ |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Press-Citizen |date=26 February 2018}}</ref> ran unopposed in the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) primary,<ref>{{cite news |title=2018 Primary: Candidates line up to fill House District 75 vacancy |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/eastern-iowa/2018/05/30/2018-primary-candidates-line-up-fill-vacancy/655597002/ |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Press-Citizen |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> and subsequently won the November 2018 general elections to succeed the retiring [Dawn Pettengill](/source/Dawn_Pettengill) of [District 75](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives%2C_District_75), defeating [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate Paula Denison,<ref>{{cite news |title=Paula Denison, candidate for Iowa House District 75 |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/iowa-elections-2018-house-district-75-paula-denison-thomas-gerhold-john-george-20181021 |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Gazette |date=18 October 2018}}</ref> and [Libertarian Party](/source/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)) candidate John George.<ref>{{cite news |title=John George, candidate for Iowa House District 75 |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/iowa-elections-2018-house-district-75-john-george-thomas-gerhold-paula-denison-20181021 |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Gazette |date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

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{{succession box| title=75th District |before= | years = 2019 – 2023|after=[Bob Kressig](/source/Bob_Kressig)}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:People from Benton County, Iowa
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Category:University of Iowa alumni

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