Roscoe Bartlett
Encyclopedia
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Ph.D. (born June 3, 1926) is the U.S. Representative
for , 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
.
, 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).
calling for an end to invasive research on primates
. 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.
Beverly Byron
.
Thomas Hattery, in the primary. Many conservative Democrats switched their support to Bartlett in November. Bartlett won by a decisive eight-point margin and has been reelected eight more times without serious difficulty.
.
2010 Federal Financial Disclosure forms show Rep. Bartlett to be the wealthiest member of the Maryland delegation to Congress.
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|1982
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |35,321
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |25.61
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Beverly Byron
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |102,596
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |74.39
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1992
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |125,564
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |54.13
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Thomas Hattery
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |106,224
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |45.79
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1994
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |122,809
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |65.95
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Paul Muldowney
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |63,411
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |34.05
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1996
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |132,853
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |56.83
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Stephen Crawford
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |100,910
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |43.16
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1998
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |127,802
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |63.42
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Timothy McCown
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |73,728
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |36.58
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2000
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |168,624
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |60.65
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Donald DeArmon
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |109,136
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |39.25
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2002
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |147,825
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |66.11
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Donald DeArmon
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |75,575
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |33.8
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2004
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |206,076
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |67.38
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Kenneth Bosley
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |90,108
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |29.46
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2006
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |141,200
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |58.97
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Andrew Duck
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |92,030
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |38.43
|
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |Robert Kozak
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |Green
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |6,095
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |2.55
|-
|2008
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |176,062
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |58.18
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Jennifer Dougherty
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |116,455
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |38.48
|
| |Gary Hoover
| |Libertarian
| |10,101
| |3.34
, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
, 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus
Tea Party Caucus
The Tea Party Caucus is a caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Senate launched and chaired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on July 16, 2010. The caucus is dedicated to promoting what it considers fiscal responsibility, adherence to the movement's interpretation of...
. Bartlett is the second oldest serving member of the House of Representatives, behind only fellow Republican Ralph Hall
Ralph Hall
Ralph Moody Hall is a United States Representative from . First elected in 1980, Hall is the chairman of the Science Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee...
of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Early life, education and career
Bartlett was born in Moreland, Kentucky to Martha Minnick and Roscoe Gardner Bartlett. 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 ChurchSeventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, and graduated in 1947 with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and a minor in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
. He had intended to be a Seventh-Day Adventist minister
Minister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
, 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
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
. He studied anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
, and zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, 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.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in physiology, which he earned in 1952. His academic career included lecturing at Loma Linda School of Medicine
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational health sciences university located in Loma Linda, California, United States. The University comprises eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies...
, also affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, that was incorporated in 1970. The population was 23,261 at the 2010 census, up from 18,681 at the 2000 census...
(1952–1954), and serving as an assistant professor at Howard University College of Medicine
Howard University College of Medicine
The Howard University College of Medicine is an academic division of Howard University, and grants the Doctor of Medicine , Ph.D., MS, and the MPH...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(1954–1956).
U.S. House of Representatives
In August 2011, Bartlett wrote an op-ed in The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
calling for an end to invasive research on primates
Great Ape research ban
A great ape research ban, or severe restrictions on the use of non-human great apes in research, is currently in place in the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Austria. These countries have ruled that chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are cognitively so...
. Bartlett, who had previously conducted research on primates
Monkeys in space
Before humans went into space, several animals were launched into space, including numerous monkeys, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched flights containing primate cargo primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one...
in connection with the US space program, joined with Senator Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell
Maria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party....
in introducing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.
Committee assignments
- Committee on Armed ServicesUnited States House Committee on Armed Servicesthumb|United States House Committee on Armed Services emblemThe U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives...
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land ForcesUnited States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land ForcesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces is a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee in the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:...
(Chairman) - Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Committee on Science, Space and Technology
- Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
- Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
- Committee on Small BusinessUnited States House Committee on Small BusinessThe United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.-History:On December 4, 1941, the U. S...
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
Caucus membership
- Peak Oil Caucus (Founding member)
- Liberty CaucusLiberty CaucusThe Liberty Caucus is a group of Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. It hosts a luncheon in Washington, D.C., every Thursday....
- Republican Study CommitteeRepublican Study CommitteeThe Republican Study Committee [RSC] is a caucus of over 170 conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives...
- Republican Main Street PartnershipRepublican Main Street PartnershipThe Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of moderate members of the United States Republican Party. They tend away from the dominant social conservatism of many Republicans and towards a moderate fiscal conservatism and limited government to a degree. The group is the rough equivalent of...
- Tea Party CaucusTea Party CaucusThe Tea Party Caucus is a caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Senate launched and chaired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on July 16, 2010. The caucus is dedicated to promoting what it considers fiscal responsibility, adherence to the movement's interpretation of...
- Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish AmericansCongressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish AmericansThe "Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans" was established by US Congressmen Robert Wexler , Ed Whitfield and Kay Granger in March 2001....
Political campaigns
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 DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993....
.
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 DelegateMaryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
Thomas Hattery, in the primary. Many conservative Democrats switched their support to Bartlett in November. Bartlett won by a decisive eight-point margin and has been reelected eight more times without serious difficulty.
2008
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 attorneyPower of attorney
A power of attorney or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter...
.
2010
As the lone Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation, Bartlett won reelection in 2010 at the age of 84. On June 1, 2009 Democrat and Iraq war veteran Andrew Duck formally announced a campaign for Congressman Bartlett's seat.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. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/proposed-md-congressional-map-could-imperil-rep-roscoe-bartlett/2011/10/03/gIQAY7FKJL_blog.html?wprss=maryland-politics http://marylandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/GRAC-map.jpg
Electoral history
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|1982
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |35,321
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |25.61
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993....
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |102,596
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |74.39
|
|colspan=4|
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|1992
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |125,564
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |54.13
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Thomas Hattery
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |106,224
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |45.79
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1994
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |122,809
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |65.95
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Paul Muldowney
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |63,411
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |34.05
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1996
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |132,853
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |56.83
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Stephen Crawford
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |100,910
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |43.16
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|1998
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |127,802
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |63.42
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Timothy McCown
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |73,728
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |36.58
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2000
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |168,624
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |60.65
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Donald DeArmon
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |109,136
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |39.25
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2002
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |147,825
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |66.11
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Donald DeArmon
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |75,575
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |33.8
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2004
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |206,076
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |67.38
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Kenneth Bosley
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |90,108
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |29.46
|
|colspan=4|
|-
|2006
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |141,200
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |58.97
|
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Andrew Duck
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |92,030
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |38.43
|
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |Robert Kozak
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |Green
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |6,095
|bgcolor=#9DFF9D |2.55
|-
|2008
|Congress, 6th district
|General
||
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Roscoe Bartlett
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |176,062
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Jennifer Dougherty
Jennifer P. Dougherty was elected Frederick, Maryland’s first female mayor in 2001. Dougherty defeated 2-term incumbent Republican Mayor James S. Grimes....
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
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Personal life
Bartlett and his wife Ellen have 10 children, of whom one, Joseph R. BartlettJoseph R. Bartlett
Joseph R. Bartlett is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 4A, which covers most of Frederick County, Maryland. He is also the son of U.S. Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett.-External links:*...
, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
External links
- Representative Roscoe Bartlett official U.S. House site
- Profile at SourceWatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...
- 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, THOMASTHOMASTHOMAS is the database of United States Congress legislative information. It is operated by the Library of Congress and was launched in January 1995 at the inception of the 104th Congress...