1. Roscoe Bartlett is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
25 Facts About Roscoe Bartlett
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Roscoe Bartlett completed his early education in a one-room schoolhouse.
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Roscoe Bartlett attended Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Maryland, affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and graduated in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science in theology and biology and a minor in chemistry.
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Roscoe Bartlett 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.
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Roscoe Bartlett was encouraged to attend postgraduate education at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Roscoe Bartlett studied anatomy, physiology, and zoology, earning a master's degree in physiology in 1948.
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Roscoe Bartlett was then hired as a faculty member of the university and taught anatomy, physiology and zoology while working towards his Doctor of Philosophy in physiology, which he earned in 1952.
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In 1982, Roscoe Bartlett ran for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district against incumbent Democratic US Congresswoman Beverly Byron.
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Roscoe Bartlett said that the under-reporting was an oversight and that he was a "bit player" in the real estate transactions.
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Roscoe Bartlett's district was significantly altered in redistricting plans released in October 2011, which was described as gerrymandering.
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Roscoe Bartlett faced Democrat John Delaney and Libertarian Nickolaus Mueller in his bid for reelection.
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Roscoe Bartlett hired an accountant to address any outstanding disclosure issues.
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Roscoe Bartlett was heavily defeated in the general election by Delaney, taking only 38 percent of the vote to Delaney's 59 percent.
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In November 1997, Roscoe Bartlett was one of eighteen Republicans in the House to co-sponsor a resolution by Bob Barr that sought to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton.
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On October 8,1998, Roscoe Bartlett voted in favor of legislation that was passed to open an impeachment inquiry.
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On December 19,1998, Roscoe Bartlett voted in favor of all four proposed articles of impeachment against Clinton.
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In 1993, Roscoe Bartlett voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
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Roscoe 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.
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Press reports indicate Roscoe Bartlett was instrumental in arranging House hearings on the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States.
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Roscoe 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.
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In 2005, Roscoe Bartlett established the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus with Rep.
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Roscoe Bartlett has argued that federal revenues from offshore oil and gas production should be invested in developing renewable energies.
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At a town hall meeting in September 2012, Roscoe Bartlett claimed that federal student loans were unconstitutional and that disregarding the Constitution was a "very slippery slope" towards an event like the Holocaust.
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Roscoe Bartlett became a senior consultant for Lineage Technologies, a cyber security group that seeks to protect supply chains.
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Roscoe Bartlett is a vegetarian and does not drink alcohol or smoke.