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Rick Bertrand

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Former Assistant Republican Leader, Iowa State Senate

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Rick Bertrand
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    12/22/1969
  • Birth Place:
    Sioux City, IA
  • Home City:
    Sioux City, IA
  • Religion:
    Catholic
  • Family:
    Wife: Tammy; 3 Children: Addison, Will, Henry
  • Father's Occupation:
    Life long Iowa FarmerRetired Mid American Energy Gas Supervisor.
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Iowa Central Community College
  • BA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1993

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Iowa Central Community College
  • BA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1993
  • President, JAR Imports, present
  • Former Sales/Marketing Director, Bio-tech and Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Founder, TARINI Wines, 2004

Political Experience

  • Attended, Iowa Central Community College
  • BA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1993
  • President, JAR Imports, present
  • Former Sales/Marketing Director, Bio-tech and Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Founder, TARINI Wines, 2004
  • Former Assistant Republican Leader, Iowa State Senate
  • Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 7, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 7, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 4, 2016
  • Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 2, 2008

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Ranking Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Iowa Central Community College
  • BA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1993
  • President, JAR Imports, present
  • Former Sales/Marketing Director, Bio-tech and Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Founder, TARINI Wines, 2004
  • Former Assistant Republican Leader, Iowa State Senate
  • Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 7, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 7, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 4, 2016
  • Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 2, 2008
  • Member, Cosmopolitan International Club for the Cure, present
  • Fundraising Committee, June E. Nylen Cancer Center, present
  • Member, Saint Joseph Parish, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Sioux City Art Center
  • Member, Sioux City Community School Board Advisory Committee, 2007-2009

Other Info

— Awards:

  • 2014 Champion of Renewable Fuels, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
  • Friend of Agriculture, Iowa Farm Bureau

  • Robert (Bob) Bertrand

  • Life long Iowa Farmer
  • Retired Mid American Energy Gas Supervisor.

Policy Positions
Pro-life Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Unknown Position Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No Crime: Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Unknown Position Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Unknown Position Economy: Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Unknown Position Education: Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
Unknown Position Energy: Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Unknown Position Energy: Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Unknown Position Environment: Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Guns: Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Unknown Position Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Unknown Position Immigration: Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Unknown Position Marriage: Do you support same-sex marriage?
Unknown Position National Security: Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
Unknown Position Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
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