Bob Bartlett

Career

Shortly after his graduation, Bartlett began his career in politics. A reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News from 1924 until 1933,

Bartlett's father died in 1935, so he returned to Fairbanks to run his family's mining business. However, Bartlett wasn't a big fan of mining and looked back to the political arena in 1938.

In 1945, following the retirement of Anthony Dimond, Bartlett was elected as the delegate from Alaska to the 79th and the six succeeding Congresses, with the backing of Dimond.

1964 Alaska earthquake Following the 1964 Alaska earthquake, Bartlett was part of the inspection team, and he contributed to efforts to rebuild Anchorage, along with Governor Bill Egan, Representative Ralph Rivers and Senator Gruening. Bartlett married his long-time companion and childhood friend, Vide Gaustad, the daughter of local newspaperman & miner O.P. Gaustad, who was politically active. Their marriage was witnessed by Territorial Senator (and later territorial delegate to the U.S. House) Anthony Dimond, who helped Bartlett further his political career.

Bartlett had another daughter, Susie Bernice Bartlett, on December 9, 1940. as well as Bartlett High School in Anchorage and Bartlett Hall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Electoral history

As delegate

District Incumbent This race (1944) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Anthony Dimond Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired to become a judge.New member elected September 13, 1944.Democratic hold.

District Incumbent This race (1946) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

District Incumbent This race (1948) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

District Incumbent This race (1950) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

District Incumbent This race (1952) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

District Incumbent This race (1954) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

District Incumbent This race (1956) Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

As U.S. Senator