Edward J. "Ed" Gearty (March 17, 1923 – September 25, 2009) was a Minnesota DFL politician, a former legislator, and a former President of the Minnesota Senate.

Ed Gearty
2nd President of the Minnesota Senate
In office
1977–1981
Preceded byAlec G. Olson
Succeeded byJohn T. Davies
Minnesota State Senator
In office
January 1971 – January 1981
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 39th District
In office
January 1963 – January 1971
Personal details
BornMarch 17, 1923
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedSeptember 25, 2009(2009-09-25) (aged 86)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
SpouseLorraine Breher
ChildrenAnnie
Residence(s)Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materCollege of St. Thomas
Georgetown University
OccupationAttorney

Gearty served on the Minneapolis Park Board before being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1962. He served four terms in the House before winning election to the Senate in 1970. While in the Senate, Gearty served as chair of the Governmental Operations and Elections committees. He was elected President of the Senate in 1977, and served in that role until his retirement.

In private life, Gearty worked as an attorney in private practice. He was married, and had one daughter. He died in 2009.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Minnesota Senate
1977–1981
Succeeded by