Rick Berg

Rick Berg REPRepublican

American politician

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Rick BergREPRepublican American politician
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Richard Alan Berg (born August 16, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Berg served on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress in 2010, he served in the state North Dakota House of Representatives, with stints as majority leader and speaker. On May 16, 2011, Berg announced his run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad but lost narrowly to Democrat Heidi Heitkamp on November 6, 2012.

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Campaign Funding

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-$107,500
Total Raised
$51,173
Total Spent
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Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Hettinger High School
1977
North Dakota State University
Bachelor of Science
1981
North Dakota State College of Science
1977 - 1978
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
North Dakota State House of Representatives
1984 - 2010
Majority Leader
North Dakota State House of Representatives
Representative
Owner
Goldmark Schlossman Commercial Real Estate Services
1981 - Current
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Chair
Heart Association
2002
Member
Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute, Dakota Chapter
1990 - Current
International Vice President
Farmhouse Fraternity Foundation
Member
Hope Lutheran Church
Member
Kids Voting
Member
United Way
Member
Young WomenÂ’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Member
4-H Foundation
Member
North Dakota Chamber of Commerce
Member
Board of Directors, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Member
Franklin County Community Economic Development Corporation
Chair
Economic Development Corporation, Fargo Cass County
2002
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