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Prior to the governorship, Bartlett was a one-term member of the Oklahoma State Senate for Tulsa County from 1962 to 1966.

Prior to the governorship, Bartlett was a one-term member of the Oklahoma State Senate for Tulsa County from 1962 to 1966.

As governor, he pushed for reforms in the state Department of Corrections, school consolidation in mostly in [[rural]] areas, and vetoed a school code bill.<ref>Geneva Johnston Hudson, ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve'' (AuthorHouse, 2005). ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve''. {{ISBN|1-4208-2503-8}}</ref>

As governor, he pushed for reforms in the state Department of Corrections, school consolidation in mostly in [[rural]] areas, and vetoed a school code bill.<ref>Geneva Johnston Hudson, ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve'' (AuthorHouse, 2005), ISBN|1-4208-2503-8.</ref>

Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at  Calvary Cemetery. In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<ref{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.

Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at  Calvary Cemetery. In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<ref{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.

On April 2, 1945, Bartlett married the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at Mission[[San Juan Capistrano]] in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Stanley|url=http://newsok.com/ann-bartlett-former-first-lady-dies-at-92/article/374975|title=Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92|publisher=''The Tulsa World''|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> They had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/>

On April 2, 1945, Bartlett married the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at the Roman Catholic Mission San Juan Capistrano in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Stanley|url=http://newsok.com/ann-bartlett-former-first-lady-dies-at-92/article/374975|title=Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92|publisher=''The Tulsa World''|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> They had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/>

The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican G. T. Bynum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican G. T. Bynum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>