Rick Tuttle (born January 5, 1940) is an American politician. He was Los Angeles City Controller from 1985 to 2001. He stressed the importance of creating a strong democratic influence at UCLA, which was in his words "the best large public university in a major city." The four-term controller stepped down after reaching his term limit. He is a member of the Democratic Party.Tuttle is currently the Administrative Representative to the Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) of UCLA.