Rick Bertrand

{{short description|American politician}}

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| image = Rick Bertrand - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg

| image_size = 133px

| name = Rick Bertrand

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|22}}

| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.

| residence = Sioux City, Iowa

| state_senate = Iowa

| district = 7th

| prior_term = 1st (2011–2012)

| term_start = 2011

| term_end = 2019

| predecessor = Steve Warnstadt

| successor = Jackie Smith

| party = Republican

| occupation = Commercial Developer

| majority =

| spouse = Tammy Bailey

| children = Addison William Henry

| website =

| notes =

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Rick Bertrand (born December 22, 1969) was the Iowa State Senator from the 7th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate between 2010 and 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=103327|title=Rick Bertrand's Biography – The Voter's Self Defense System – Vote Smart|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 5, 2016}}

After graduating from Bishop Heelan High School, he attended Iowa Central Community College before obtaining a degree at the University of Northern Iowa in Political Science. He earned his master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Bellevue University in 2018. Before being elected to the state senate, he unsuccessfully ran for the 2nd district seat of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2008.[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=84&PID=10777 Iowa State Legislature][http://www.rickbertrandiowahouse.com/meet_rick/ Rick Bertrand – Iowa Senate]

In 2016, he ran in the primary for the Republican nomination for Iowa's 4th congressional district but lost the nomination to incumbent Steve King.{{cite web | title = US Republican Congress Candidate Says It's Time for a Change in Washington DC | url = http://raccoonvalleyradio.com/2016/05/us-republican-congress-candidate-says-its-time-for-a-change-in-washington-dc/ | publisher = Raccoon Valley Radio | date = May 5, 2016 | accessdate = May 5, 2016}}

His current occupation is the owner of Bertrand Construction LLC located in Sioux City Iowa.