Roscoe Bartlett

Roscoe Bartlett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Beverly Byron
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1926 (1926-06-03) (age 85) Moreland, Kentucky
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ellen Louise Bartlett
Residence	Buckeystown, Maryland
Alma mater	Washington Adventist University University of Maryland, College Park
Occupation	College professor, farmer
Religion	Seventh-day Adventist

Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Ph.D. (born June 3, 1926) is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Bartlett is the second oldest serving member of the House of Representatives, behind only fellow Republican Ralph Hall of Texas.

Early life, education and career

Bartlett was born in Moreland, Kentucky to Martha Minnick and Roscoe Gardner Bartlett.^[1] He completed his early education in a one-room schoolhouse. He attended Columbia Union College (now Washington Adventist University), a college affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and graduated in 1947 with a B.S. in theology and biology and a minor in chemistry. He had intended to be a Seventh-Day Adventist minister, but he was considered too young for the ministry after receiving his bachelor's degree at the age of 21.

Afterwards, Bartlett was encouraged to attend graduate school at the University of Maryland, College Park. He studied anatomy, physiology, and zoology, earning a Master's degree in physiology in 1948. Bartlett was then hired as a faculty member at Maryland and taught anatomy, physiology and zoology while working towards his Ph.D. in physiology, which he earned in 1952. His academic career included lecturing at Loma Linda School of Medicine, also affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Loma Linda, California (1952–1954), and serving as an assistant professor at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. (1954–1956).

U.S. House of Representatives

In August 2011, Bartlett wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling for an end to invasive research on primates.^[2] Bartlett, who had previously conducted research on primates in connection with the US space program, joined with Senator Maria Cantwell in introducing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.^[3]

Committee assignments

Earlier photo of Congressman Bartlett.

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces (Chairman)
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
  • Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
• Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade

Caucus membership

• Peak Oil Caucus (Founding member)
• Liberty Caucus
• Republican Study Committee
• Republican Main Street Partnership
• Tea Party Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans

Political campaigns

Rep. Bartlett (center) (R-MD) joined Sen. Ben Cardin (podium) (D-MD) and Rep. Jo Ann Davis (left) (R-VA) in calling for a study of homeland security needs of the National Capital region, including Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

1980

Bartlett ran in the Republican primary for the United States Senate in 1980, and finished a distant fourth behind incumbent Charles Mathias.

1982

In 1982, Bartlett was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress against incumbent Democrat Beverly Byron.^[4]

1992

He ran again in 1992 and won the Republican nomination, expecting to face Byron again. Byron was upset by a somewhat more liberal Democrat, State Delegate Thomas Hattery, in the primary. Many conservative Democrats switched their support to Bartlett in November.^[4] Bartlett won by a decisive eight-point margin and has been reelected eight more times without serious difficulty.

2008

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2008#6th Congressional District

According to the Frederick News-Post, Bartlett underreported property sales by over $1 million since 2004 on his official financial desclosure forms ( a serious crime for government employees). Bartlett said that the underreporting was an oversight and that he was “bit player” in the real estate transactions. Also according to the Frederick News-post Bartlett made $299,000 in unreported loans in order to sell his daughter's home over which he exercised power of attorney.^[5]

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2010#6th Congressional District

As the lone Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation, Bartlett won reelection in 2010 at the age of 84.^[6] On June 1, 2009 Democrat and Iraq war veteran Andrew Duck formally announced a campaign for Congressman Bartlett's seat.^[7] 2010 Federal Financial Disclosure forms show Rep. Bartlett to be the wealthiest member of the Maryland delegation to Congress.

2012

In October 2011, congressional redistricting could change Bartlett's district. The Washington Post reported that the new district lines would add more liberal Washington DC suburbs to the traditionally rural district. [1] [2]

Electoral history

Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1982	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	35,321	25.61		Beverly Byron	Democratic	102,596	74.39
1992	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	125,564	54.13		Thomas Hattery	Democratic	106,224	45.79
1994	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	122,809	65.95		Paul Muldowney	Democratic	63,411	34.05
1996	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	132,853	56.83		Stephen Crawford	Democratic	100,910	43.16
1998	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	127,802	63.42		Timothy McCown	Democratic	73,728	36.58
2000	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	168,624	60.65		Donald DeArmon	Democratic	109,136	39.25
2002	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	147,825	66.11		Donald DeArmon	Democratic	75,575	33.8
2004	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	206,076	67.38		Kenneth Bosley	Democratic	90,108	29.46
2006	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	141,200	58.97		Andrew Duck	Democratic	92,030	38.43		Robert Kozak	Green	6,095	2.55
2008	Congress, 6th district	General		Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	176,062	58.18		Jennifer Dougherty	Democratic	116,455	38.48		Gary Hoover	Libertarian	10,101	3.34

Personal life

Bartlett and his wife Ellen have 10 children, of whom one, Joseph R. Bartlett, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren^[8].

References

• Roscoe Bartlett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography at Bartlett's Congressional website. [3]
• Congressional Quarterly Voting and Elections Collection.

1. ^ "Bartlett genealogy". ancestry.com. The Generations Network. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/bartlett.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2009. 
2. ^ Bartlett, Roscoe G. (August 10, 2011). "Stop Using Chimps as Guinea Pigs". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/opinion/stop-using-chimps-as-guinea-pigs.html?_r=1. 
3. ^ Epstein, Jennifer (August 11, 2011). "Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Ban research on chimps". Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61084.html. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Lauren Phillips and Michael Teitelbaum (2007-06-19). "House Primaries Come Early for Three Maryland Incumbents". CQ Politics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/06/house_primaries_come_early_for.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20. 
5. ^ "Bartlett's financial disclosures incomplete". Frederick News-post. July 20, 2008. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=77745. Retrieved 2008-08-03. 
6. ^ West, Paul (June 1, 2009). "Roscoe Bartlett going for a tenth term". weblogs.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/2009/06/roscoe_bartlett_going_for_a_te.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
7. ^ "111th U.S. House of Representatives". thegreenpapers.com. The Green Papers. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G09/MD.phtml. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 
8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWh85pJlB-U&feature=player_embedded#t=576s

External links

• Representative Roscoe Bartlett official U.S. House site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at SourceWatch
• An interview with Rep. Bartlett regarding peak oil April 18, 2005
• Transcript of Bartlett speech in Congress on Peak Oil May 2005
• Video of Rep. Bartlett in Congress on Peak Oil February 2005
• Bill Text 109th Congress (2005-2006) H.RES.507.IH, THOMAS

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Beverly B. Byron	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th congressional district 1993–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Spencer Bachus R-Alabama	United States Representatives by seniority 67th	Succeeded by Xavier Becerra D-California

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Name	Bartlett, Roscoe
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Date of birth	June 3, 1926
Place of birth	Moreland, Kentucky
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