Charlie Gerow
American political activist and journalist
Charles R. Gerow is an American political strategist of the Republican Party who formerly served as the vice chair of the American Conservative Union.
Career
Gerow holds a J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law and has been a Pennsylvania attorney for over 40 years. Gerow began his career on the campaign staff of President Ronald Reagan and continued to do political work for President Reagan throughout the next 25 years. He was an Alternate Delegate At Large at the 1988 Republican National Convention, elected as a Delegate to the 2004, 2012, and 2020 Republican National Conventions and an Alternate Delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention. He has attended every Republican National Convention since 1976.
Gerow is a prominent Republican Party political strategist.
In 2020, Gerow was awarded the prestigious ICON Honor award for lifetime service. Gerow has been named several times to the Central Penn Business Journal’s “Power 100,” most recently in February, 2023. City and State Pennsylvania magazine has named him to their “Power 100” list of “the key players in the Keystone State’s political arena.”
Gerow is one of five Pennsylvania Republicans recognized in the prestigious Influencers 500 by Campaigns and Elections magazine. He's also been named One of the Top 50 Republican Influencers in Pennsylvania by Politics magazine.
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