Vernon E. Bruckerhof (July 31, 1944 - August 24, 2012) was an American Republican politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives, and for years he was essentially the only Republican state representative from Southeast Missouri. He grew up on a farm near St. Mary, Missouri, and was educated at Catholic grade schools, St. Mary's High School in St. Mary, Missouri, and at Southeast Missouri State University. He became a teacher who taught at Marquand, Missouri, and Perryville, Missouri. Bruckerhoff later served in the Missouri Army National Guard.