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Rick Bertrand
Rick Bertrand (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 7. Bertrand assumed office on January 3, 2011. Bertrand left office on January 2, 2019.
Bertrand (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 7. Bertrand lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Bertrand serves as Assistant Minority Leader and was Minority Whip in 2013.
Bertrand was a candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Iowa in 2016.[1] Bertrand was defeated by incumbent Steve King in the Republican primary.[2]
Biography
Bertrand earned his B.S. in political science from the University of Northern Iowa in 1993. His professional experience includes working as President of JAR Imports and TARINI Wines.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Appropriations |
• Commerce |
• Natural Resources & Environment |
• Transportation |
• Veterans Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bertrand served on the following committees:
Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Commerce |
• Labor and Business Relations |
• State Government |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bertrand served on the following committees:
Iowa committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Commerce |
• Rules and Administration |
• Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bertrand served on these committees:
Iowa committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa |
• Labor and Business Relations |
• State Government |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 7
Jackie Smith defeated incumbent Rick Bertrand in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jackie Smith (D) | 51.2 | 9,125 |
![]() | Rick Bertrand (R) | 48.7 | 8,676 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 |
Total votes: 17,827 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Stokes (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 7
Jackie Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jackie Smith | 100.0 | 2,217 |
Total votes: 2,217 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 7
Steven Stokes advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Steven Stokes | 100.0 | 1,344 |
Total votes: 1,344 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve King (R) defeated Kim Weaver (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. King defeated Rick Bertrand in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016, while Weaver ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[3][2]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
61.2% | 226,719 | |
Democratic | Kim Weaver | 38.6% | 142,993 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 547 | |
Total Votes | 370,259 | |||
Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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64.7% | 29,098 | ||
Rick Bertrand | 35.3% | 15,872 | ||
Total Votes | 44,970 | |||
Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
2014
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Jim France defeated Maria Rundquist in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Rick Bertrand was unopposed in the Republican primary. France, Bertrand and Rundquist (I) faced off in the general election after Rundquist filed to run as an Independent on July 29, 2014.[4][5] Incumbent Bertrand defeated both challengers, Rundquist and France, in the general election.[6]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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55.4% | 599 |
Maria Rundquist | 44.6% | 483 |
Total Votes | 1,082 |
2010
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010
Bertrand defeated Democratic candidate Rick Mullin by a margin of 7,581 to 7,359 in the November 2 general election.[7] Democratic incumbent Steve Warnstadt did not run for re-election.
In the June 8 primary election, Bertrand was unopposed.[8]
Iowa State Senate, District 1 (2010) General Election | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
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7,581 | 50.7% | ||
Rick Mullin (D) | 7,359 | 49.3% |
Iowa State Senate, District 1 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
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2,046 | 100% |
Defamation lawsuit
A Woodbury County jury awarded Bertrand $231,000 in damages in a defamation lawsuit over a negative TV ad in the campaign. Bertrand filed the suit in October 2010 against Mullin, claiming he was defamed by an ad paid for by the Iowa Democratic Party that said Bertrand "put profits ahead of children's health." Mullin, who approved the ad, was ordered to pay $31,000 and the Democratic Party $200,000.[9]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.
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2012
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In 2012, the 84th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.[12]
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Personal
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Bertrand and his wife, Tammy, have two children.
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from the Iowa State Senate
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Rick Bertrand on YouTube
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "primary16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 election results," accessed December 24, 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Jury orders Iowa Democratic Party, candidate to pay in negative ad lawsuit," April 6, 2012
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Amanda Ragan (D) |
Iowa State Senate District 7 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Jackie Smith (D) |
Preceded by Steve Warnstadt |
Iowa State Senate District 1 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by David Johnson (R) |