Bartlett Files Candidacy for District 39 Delegate

ANNAPOLIS, MD – June 26, 2017 – Exactly one year before the 2018 primary elections, Germantown resident Bobby Bartlett has officially thrown his hat in the ring for Democratic Party nomination for the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 39. “I’m very excited to officially file today, and

31Mar

Fighting for Internet Privacy

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Featured, Issues
Corruption, Internet, Privacy, Technology

This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, already passed by the Senate, that would roll back Obama-era privacy regulations on internet service providers (ISPs). As a consequence of this rollback, these ISPs will be able to sell your browsing data and history to advertisers, or whomever else

15Mar

Bartlett Announces Candidacy for Delegate

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Campaign, Featured, Media, Press Release

ANNAPOLIS, MD – March 15, 2017 – Germantown, Md. resident Bobby Bartlett announced Wednesday his candidacy for Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly. He will be running as a Democrat in District 39, which encompasses parts of Germantown, Clarksburg, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village and Washington

06Mar

Bobby’s WaPo Editorial

In January 2017, Montgomery County’s council made history, as the first county-level government in the country to pass a $15 minimum wage, which would significantly improve the ability for working class families to live in Maryland’s most expensive jurisdiction and one of the most expensive places to

06Mar

Bobby Speaks Truth to Power

Shortly after Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett distinguished himself as the first Democrat, ever, anywhere, to veto an increase to the minimum wage, Delegate Dereck Davis, a long-serving Democrat from Prince George’s County took it upon himself to make sure that such a frightening prospect for his

04Mar

Corruption is Legal in America

A great little video by Represent.Us about campaign contributions, lobbying, and why legal corruption is still corruption.

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04Mar

A Living Wage in Maryland

We talk a lot about a $15 minimum wage, but the truth is that’s just a starting point for establishing a living wage. The University of Washington’s Center for Women’s Welfare recently did an in-depth study of the cost of living in Maryland, and how it varies from county to county.

04Mar

Quote of the Day – March 4, 2017

If we condone political theft, our civilization itself cannot endure.

-Theodore Roosevelt, 1912

04Mar

How Money and Power Work Together

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Essays, Issues
Corruption, Media, Power, The Establishment

This essay was posted to Bobby’s Facebook page on August 22, 2016 My first child is expected to be born on January 20, 2017. It occurs to me that that date is the day the next American president takes office, a coincidence which forces me, as I imagine most parents do, to take stock of […]

Archive: 2017

Bartlett Files Candidacy for District 39 Delegate

Fighting for Internet Privacy

Bartlett Announces Candidacy for Delegate

Bobby’s WaPo Editorial

Bobby Speaks Truth to Power

Corruption is Legal in America

A Living Wage in Maryland

If we condone political theft, our civilization itself cannot endure.

-Theodore Roosevelt, 1912

How Money and Power Work Together

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