| Joe Bertram | |
| Office1: | Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 14th district |
| Term Start1: | January 5, 1993 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 1996 |
| Predecessor1: | Florian Chmielewski |
| Successor1: | Michelle Fischbach |
| Office2: | Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 16th district |
| Term Start2: | January 6, 1981 |
| Term End2: | January 4, 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Ben Omann |
| Successor2: | Joanne Benson |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Spouse: | Mary Lee Imdieke |
| Children: | three |
| Relations: | Jeff Bertram (brother) |
| Residence: | Paynesville, Minnesota |
| Alma Mater: | St. Cloud State University, Bemidji State University |
Joe Bertram, Sr.[1] (born July 3, 1954) is an American politician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 1981 to 1996 as (DFL) State Senator from Paynesville in District 14.[2] [3]
Bertram was accused of shoplifting a leather vest and trying to bribe the store owner into not reporting it in 1996. His brother, State Representative Jeff Bertram then began threatening people to not report other behaviors by his brother, for which Jeff Bertram was Censured. The Senate was beginning expulsion talks for Joe Bertram when pled guilty and resigned.[4] [5] [6]