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Defense Industry Supports Embattled Bartlett’s Campaign

Julie Samuel

Monday, November 5th, 2012

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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), one of the more technologically savvy lawmakers who oversees the Pentagon, could be voted out of office Tuesday, even as the defense industry tries to keep him in place. Bartlett, an 86-year-old House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member, has been struggling to win a 11th term in the House since Maryland’s redistricting process transformed his once-Republican-heavy constituency in the 6th District into one dominated by Democrats. His Democratic challenger, businessman John Delaney, has surpassed Bartlett in…

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