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Milt Earnhart
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Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
In office 1967–1980 |
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Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1959–1966 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Gerard Milton Earnhart
April 1, 1918 Pine Lawn, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | June 6, 2020 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
(aged 102)
Political party | Democratic |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Gerard Milton Earnhart (April 1, 1918 – June 6, 2020) was an American politician and former broadcast journalist. He was a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1959 to 1966 and the Arkansas Senate from 1967 to 1980.
Career
Earnhart served in the United States Army during World War II. Prior to entering politics, Earnhart was a broadcaster and a weatherman for KFSM-TV, a CBS News affiliate in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He worked in his family's vehicle repair business, originally established as Armbruster & Co in 1921.
Personal life
Earnhart was married to Mary Elizabeth Robben and had three children. He turned 100 in April 2018. Earnhart died on June 6, 2020, at the age of 102.
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