| State: | Pennsylvania |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 48th |
| Term Start: | June 9, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Dave Arnold |
| Constituency: | Lebanon County and parts of Dauphin and York counties |
| Party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Business owner |
| Spouse: | Sarah |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) |
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.
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, from a list of eight potential names. Running against three other candidates, he won the special election to complete Arnold's term with 62 percent of the vote.[6] Gebhard was sworn in to office on June 9, 2021.[7] 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.[8]
Gebhard lives in North Cornwall Township with his wife Sarah and two sons.[9]
He has played golf since he was a teenager, and won most of the major local golf tournaments, including several better ball pairs tournaments.[10]