| Fred Kerr | |
| State Senate: | Kansas |
| District: | 33rd |
| Term Start: | 1977 |
| Term End: | 1992 |
| Predecessor: | Dick Williams |
| Successor: | Lillian Papay |
| Birth Date: | 1940 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Spearville, Kansas |
| Residence: | Coats, Kansas[1] |
| Spouse: | Nancy Kerr |
| Children: | 2[2] |
| Relations: | David Kerr (brother) |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Oklahoma State University |
Fred A. Kerr (born December 29, 1940) is an American former politician who served in the Kansas State Senate from 1977 to 1992.
Kerr was born in Spearville, Kansas as a third-generation farmer and rancher. He attended Oklahoma State University and was involved in civic affairs in Pratt County before being elected to the Senate.[3]
Kerr was elected to the Senate in 1976, defeating Kansas State House member Walter Graber by a narrow margin.[2] During his time in the Senate, Kerr chaired the taxation committee and the agriculture committee. He retired from the Senate in 1992, and in 1994 ran for governor; he finished in third place in a six-way race in the Republican primary, losing to eventual governor Bill Graves.[2] Graves nominated Kerr to the Kansas Board of Regents in 1999.[3]