Career
Bartlett has served Ocean County as a Freeholder since 1979. As chairman of Freeholder Board"s Parks and Recreation Committee, Bartlett has been an advocate for the expansion of the parks system. He has supported the acquisition and development of several parks, golf courses and conservation areas.
Freeholder Bartlett also oversees the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund, established by the voters in 1997 to dedicate 1.2 cents per $100 of equalized property value, in order to preserve environmentally sensitive lands in Ocean County.
Freeholder Bartlett has served as Mayor of Pine Beach and has retired as an American History teacher from Toms River High School North. He taught political science classes at Ocean County College and retired in June 2007.