Gibson C. Armstrong is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 100 District. He was elected in a special election on July 16, 2002 to fill the unexpired term of John E. Barley. His father, Gibson E. Armstrong, represented the 100th district from 1977–1984 before being elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in 1984 to represent the 13th senatorial district.
As a member of the House Select Committee on Academic Freedom in Pennsylvania, Armstrong held several hearings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia regarding allegations of academic bias among public universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
He was defeated in the Republican primary in 2006 by Bryan Cutler.
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