Rick Bertrand (born December 22, 1969) was the Iowa State Senator from the 7th District. A

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, he has served in the

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between 2010 and 2019. After graduating from Bishop Heelan High School, he attended

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before obtaining a degree at the

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. 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

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in 2008. In

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, he ran in the primary for the Republican nomination for

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but lost the nomination to incumbent Steve King. His current occupation is the owner of Bertrand Construction LLC located in Sioux City Iowa.

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