Rick Bertrand was a Republican Iowas state senator. When a woman won a $2.2 million lawsuit (She settled for $1.75 million) against the Republican caucus and the State of Iowa for the culture of sexual harassment that the Caucus allowed to fester for years and her retaliatory firing just seven hours after filing a memo detailing that culture, Bertrand called for the resignation of the Caucus Leader Bill Dix. Good for him.
But then, there are details of the complaint. There is Bertrand making inappropriate comments and suggesting the wife of Ed Failor Jr might want to join him in bath time. Bad for him.
He did not resign and remained in the Senate until 2019
- Iowa Starting Line: Rick Bertrand denounced Bill Dix, but Bertrand was part of the problem
- Des Moines Register: Capitol harassment: Here are the detailed allegations against current and past Iowa lawmakers and staff members
- Stand Up to ALEC: ALEC’s worst of the worst
- Des Moines Register: Capitol harassment: Lewd, intimidating conduct has created a ‘toxic’ Statehouse, staffers and lawmakers say
