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Revision as of 11:24, 12 November 2012

Roscoe Bartlett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1993
Preceded byBeverly Byron
Personal details
Born (1926-06-03) June 3, 1926 (age 98)
Moreland, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEllen Louise Bartlett
Children10
ResidenceBuckeystown, Maryland
Alma materWashington Adventist University
University of Maryland, College Park
OccupationCollege professor, farmer

Roscoe Gardner Bartlett (born June 3, 1926) is the outgoing 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 academic 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).

1980 U.S. Senate election

In 1980, Bartlett ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate. In the Republican primary, he ranked fourth with just 7% of the vote, losing to incumbent U.S. Senator Charles Mathias, who won the primary with 55% of the vote.[2]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

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.
1982

In 1982, Bartlett ran for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district against incumbent Democrat U.S. Congresswoman Beverly Byron.[3] He won the Republican primary with 52% of the vote.[4] In the general election, Byron defeated him 74%–26%.[5]

1992

He ran again in the newly redrawn 6th congressional district and won the Republican primary with 42% of the vote.[6] Byron was upset by a somewhat more liberal Democrat, State Delegate Thomas Hattery, in the Democratic primary. Many conservative Democrats switched their support to Bartlett in November, as he defeated Hattery 54%–46%.[3][7]

1994–2006

During this time period, he never won re-election with less than 56% of the vote.

2008
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2008 § District 6

According to the Frederick News-Post, Bartlett had underreported property sales by over $1 million since 2004 on his official financial disclosure 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.[8]

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.[9] On June 1, 2009, Democrat and Iraq war veteran Andrew Duck formally announced a campaign for Congressman Bartlett's seat.[10] 2010 Federal Financial Disclosure forms show Rep. Bartlett to be the wealthiest member of the Maryland delegation to Congress.

2012
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012 § District 6

Congressional redistricting plans, released in October 2011, changed the make up of Bartlett's district. The Washington Post reported that the new district lines added more liberal Washington, D.C., suburbs to the traditionally rural district.[11] Bartlett faced Democrat John Delaney and Libertarian Nickolaus Mueller in his bid for reelection.[12]

In 2012, the Federal Elections Commission fined Bartlett $5,000 for repeatedly failing to submit accurate campaign finance disclosure reports. Bartlett hired an accountant to address any outstanding disclosure issues.[13]

Bartlett lost his bid for re-election in 2012 to the Democratic challenger John Delaney.[14]

Tenure

In August 2011, Bartlett wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling for an end to invasive research on primates.[15] Bartlett, who had previously conducted research on primates in connection with the U.S. space program, joined with Senator Maria Cantwell in introducing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.[16] It is estimated to save the federal government $300 million dollars over the next 10 years, if passed.[17]

Press reports indicate that Bartlett’s Political Action Committee is named Because All Responsible Taxpayers Like Every Truth Told PAC, or BARTLETT PAC for short. [18]

Press reports indicate Bartlett was instrumental in arranging House hearings on the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States.[19]

Bartlett is against the Senate bill to fund the United States Postal Service with an additional 33 billion dollars, calling it an "irresponsible bailout"—though he does claim to support "... maintaining next day delivery standards in rural areas that would keep the Cumberland mail processing facility open."[20]

Bartlett believes in the geologic theory of Peak Oil, and predicts that "the end of cheap oil and natural gas is coming and coming fast" as increasing global demand for energy overwhelms production.[21] In 2005, Bartlett established the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus with Rep. Tom Udall of New Mexico. Bartlett has argued that federal revenues from offshore oil and gas production should be invested in developing renewable energies.[22]

At a town hall meeting in September 2012, Bartlett claimed that federal student loans were unconstitutional and that disregarding the constitution was a "very slippery slope" towards an event like the Holocaust. Bartlett later apologized for his remarks.[23]

Committee assignments

Earlier photo of Congressman Bartlett.

Caucus membership

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
2010 Congress, 6th district General Roscoe Bartlett Republican 144,520 61.80 Andrew Duck Democratic 76,963 32.90 Dan Massey Libertarian 6,611 2.80
2012 Congress, 6th district General Roscoe Bartlett Republican 110,842 38.2 John Delaney Democratic 169,303 58.4 Nickolaus Mueller Libertarian 9,383 3.2

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.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Bartlett genealogy". ancestry.com. The Generations Network. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261442
  3. ^ a b Lauren Phillips and Michael Teitelbaum (2007-06-19). "House Primaries Come Early for Three Maryland Incumbents". CQ Politics. Retrieved 2007-06-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=439805
  5. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27918
  6. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=335755
  7. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27927
  8. ^ "Bartlett's financial disclosures incomplete". Frederick News-post. July 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  9. ^ West, Paul (June 1, 2009). "Roscoe Bartlett going for a tenth term". weblogs.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  10. ^ "111th U.S. House of Representatives". thegreenpapers.com. The Green Papers. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  11. ^ "For Maryland Democrats, Redistricting Referendum Forces a Look in the Mirror". Washington Post. 9/30/12. Retrieved 15 October 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "6th District candidates square off at HCC". Herald-Mail. 10/11/12. Retrieved 15 October 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Bartlett fined $5,000 by FEC for inaccurate campaign finance report filing". The Washington Post. June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  14. ^ Fritze, John (6 November 2012). "Delaney defeats Bartlett in the 6th District". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  15. ^ Bartlett, Roscoe G. (August 10, 2011). "Stop Using Chimps as Guinea Pigs". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Epstein, Jennifer (August 11, 2011). "Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Ban research on chimps". Politico.
  17. ^ "Move to Curtail Chimpanzee Research Wins Maryland Support". Patch Media. April 25, 2012.
  18. ^ The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym, by Micah Cohen, 538.com. 19 May 2012
  19. ^ Broad, William J. (December 11, 2011). "Gingrich's Electromagnetic Pulse Warning Has Skeptics". The New York Times.
  20. ^ Bieniek, Matthew (May 3, 2012). "Congressman sees Senate postal bill as 'bailout'". Cumberland Times.
  21. ^ "Representative Roscoe Bartlett". Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  22. ^ "Representative Roscoe Bartlett Press Release". March 31, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  23. ^ Pershing, Ben (September 06, 2012). "Roscoe Bartlett apologizes for Holocaust remark made as he blasted federal student loans". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 07, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  24. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWh85pJlB-U&feature=player_embedded#t=576s
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