Full Name:
Rick Bertrand
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Tammy; 3 Children: Addison, Will, Henry
Birth Date:
12/22/1969
Birth Place:
Sioux City, IA
Home City:
Sioux City, IA
Religion:
Catholic
Attended, Iowa Central Community College
BA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1993
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 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
President, JAR Imports, present
Former Sales/Marketing Director, Bio-tech and Pharmaceutical Industry
Founder, TARINI Wines, 2004
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
Awards:
2014 Champion of Renewable Fuels, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
Friend of Agriculture, Iowa Farm Bureau
Father's Name:
Robert (Bob) Bertrand
Father's Occupation:
Life long Iowa Farmer
Retired Mid American Energy Gas Supervisor.