Chris Gebhard | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 48th district | |
Assumed office June 9, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Dave Arnold |
Constituency | Lebanon County and parts of Dauphin and York counties |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974or1975(age 49–50) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sarah |
Children | 2 |
Education | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) |
Profession | Business owner |
Christopher Gebhard (born 1974 or 1975) is a Pennsylvania state senator who represents the 48th district,which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York counties. He is a member of the Republican Party and the owner of an insurance and risk management firm.
Gebhard was born in 1974/1975 to parents Peter and Lauralee Gebhard. [1] He attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon before graduating from The Hill School in Pottstown in 1992. Gebhard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, [2] [3] after which he returned to Lebanon and began working for his father's insurance agency just after it had merged with a larger company in 1996. Later that year,Gebhard took a job with Cincinnati Insurance Company in Ohio,returning to Hoaster Gebhard in early 2000 but as a "regular employee" per his father. [4] By 2014,Gebhard became the CEO and president of Hoaster Gebhard &Co.,an insurance and risk management firm in Lebanon. [1] [4]
After Dave Arnold died in January 2021 while serving as state senator from Pennsylvania's 48th district,a special election to fill the position was scheduled for May 18,2021. [5] Gebhard was chosen by the Lebanon County Republican Committee as the Republican candidate, [6] from a list of eight potential names. [7] Running against three other candidates,he won the special election to complete Arnold's term with 62 percent of the vote. [8] Gebhard was sworn in to office on June 9,2021. [9] In 2022,he ran for re-election and won against Calvin Clements,who was his closest opponent in 2022. He won with 67% of the vote. [10]
Gebhard lives in North Cornwall Township with his wife Sarah and two sons. [6]
He has played golf since he was a teenager,and won most of the major local golf tournaments,including several better ball pairs tournaments. [7]
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graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology