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Milt Earnhart
Member of the Arkansas Senate
In office
1967–1980
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1959–1966
Personal details
Born
Gerard Milton Earnhart

(1918-04-01)April 1, 1918
Pine Lawn, Missouri, U.S.
Died June 6, 2020(2020-06-06) (aged 102)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
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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