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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. In the U.S. Senate he was an advocate for the free market in the [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] industries.<ref>Geneva Johnston Hudson, ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve'' (AuthorHouse, 2005), 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. In the U.S. Senate he was an advocate for the free market in the [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] industries.<ref>Geneva Johnston Hudson, ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve'' (AuthorHouse, 2005), ISBN|1-4208-2503-8.</ref>
Throughout Bartlett's Senate career, his Oklahoma Republican colleague was also a former governor, [[Henry Bellmon]].
==Personal life==
==Personal life==