1. Richard Alan Berg was born on August 16,1959 and is an American businessman and politician who served as the US representative for from 2011 to 2013.
21 Facts About Rick Berg
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On May 16,2011, Rick 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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Rick Berg was born in Maddock and raised on a farm in Hettinger.
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Rick Berg's father was a large animal veterinarian and his mother was a writer.
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Rick Berg's grandfather immigrated to the United States from Norway.
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Rick Berg earned a wrestling scholarship to the North Dakota State College of Science.
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Rick Berg attended for a year before transferring to North Dakota State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in agricultural economics.
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Rick Berg first ran for the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1984 in the 10th House District, based in Fargo.
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Rick Berg won and was re-elected every four years after, until his congressional run in 2010.
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On January 20,2010, Rick Berg officially announced he was seeking the GOP endorsement to run for the United States House of Representatives.
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In March 2010, Rick Berg won the GOP nomination at the Republican state convention to challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Earl Pomeroy for the state's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
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At the time of his election, Rick Berg was the 13th wealthiest member of Congress.
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The biggest donor to Rick Berg's campaign was Goldmark Property Management, Inc As of 2011, Rick Berg worked at Goldmark since 1981 and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Goldmark Schlossman Commercial Real Estate Services in 2005.
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Rick Berg voted for the Paul Ryan budget, which would restructure Medicare and Medicaid.
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Rick Berg voted in favor of the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act and has received "A" and "A+" ratings from the NRA Political Victory Fund for his stance on gun rights.
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Rick Berg joined almost 60 other members of Congress in a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction that urged committee members not to cut the critical access hospital program.
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Rick Berg is anti-abortion and has voted to prohibit federal funds from being used for health care plans that cover abortions.
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Rick Berg is a member of the Congressional Prayer Caucus.
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On May 16,2011, Rick Berg announced he would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad.
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Election night results indicated that Rick Berg had lost to former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp by a vote of 161,337 to 158,401.
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The next day Rick Berg acknowledged his Democratic opponent's victory.