Joseph R. Bartlett (born December 30,1969) is an American politician and real estate investor who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 4A from 1999 to 2011.
In 1994[citation needed] and 1996,Bartlett served as a campaign manager for his father's re-election campaigns.[3]
Bartlett was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 1998,succeeding J. Anita Stup. He served from January 1999 until January 2011,and opting not to run for re-election in 2010.[4] After leaving office in 2011,he established Bartlett Real Estate Solutions,a real estate firm.[5]
Lodging controversy
In 2010,Bartlett drew criticism for using taxpayer money to pay his girlfriend's rent during the 2008,2009,and 2010 legislative sessions. In total,the state had paid $31,923 for rent.[6][7] Bartlett said that he was not dating Katharine Hopkins when he began renting from her in 2008,and that he cleared the housing arrangement with a legislative ethics attorney when the two started dating.[8] The controversy eventually led Bartlett to announce he would not run for re-election to a fourth term on July 6,2010.[9] In August 2010,Maryland House SpeakerMichael E. Busch called for tighter rules on lodging expenses following the controversy.[10][11]
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