| Robert O. Ashbach | |
| Office: | Minnesota Senate Minority Leader |
| Term Start: | January 1975 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1983 |
| Preceded: | Harold G. Krieger |
| Succeeded: | James E. Ulland |
| Office1: | Member of the Minnesota Senate |
| Constituency1: | 49th (1967-1972 48th (1973-1982) |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 1967 |
| Term End1: | January 3, 1983 |
| Preceded1: | John Anderson |
| Succeeded1: | Tad Jude |
| State House3: | Minnesota |
| District3: | 43rd |
| Term Start3: | January 8, 1963 |
| Term End3: | January 3, 1967 |
| Preceded3: | Dick Jones |
| Succeeded3: | Bob Pavlak |
| Office4: | Mayor of Arden Hills, Minnesota |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 1952 |
| Term End4: | January 1, 1963 |
| Birth Date: | July 8, 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Waconia, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Economist/Tree Farmer |
| Spouse: | Marjorie |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relations: | Tom Emmer (nephew-in-law) |
| Alma Mater: | Carlton College University of Pennsylvania |
Robert Otto Ashbach (July 18, 1916 - October 23, 1990) was an American politician, businessman, and farmer.
Ashbach was born in Waconia, Minnesota and grew up in Roseville, Minnesota. He went to the public schools and to Bethel Academy High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He went to University of Minnesota and studied forestry. He worked in construction and was President of the Ashbach Construction Company. Ashbach also was involved in the banking business. Ashbach lived with his wife and family in Arden Hills, Minnesota. He served on the Arden Hills City Council from 1950 and then served as mayor of Arden Hills from 1952 to 1963. Ashbach also served on the school board in 1985 and was a Republican. Ashbach served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1967 to 1982. Ashbach died in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota after undergoing open heart surgery.[1] [2]
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