John Bartlett
State Representative John L. Bartlett is the state legislator representing Indiana House District 95. He filled a legislative vacancy left by the resignation of Mae Dickinson in late 2007.
A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Rep. Bartlett is a retired tool–and–die maker for the Rolls–Royce Corporation, where he had worked for 42 years.
He is a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and went on to attend Martin University and Ivy Tech.
John started his political career as a member of the Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Council. He then served on the Judicial Nominations Commission under Gov. Frank O'Bannon and was appointed to the Public Compensation Advisory Commission by Indiana House Speaker Pat Bauer (D–South Bend).
Rep. Bartlett currently serves as Ranking Democrat on the Indiana House Elections & Apportionment Committee. He is also a member of the following standing committees of the Indiana House of Representatives: Employment, Labor & Pensions; Family, Children, & Human Affairs; and Government & Regulatory Reform. Also a member of the Indiana Code Revision Commission.
Outside of his legislative responsibilities, Rep. Bartlett is now Vice–Chair of the Board of Trustees of Martin University. He also serves as president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and until two years ago, was also president of the Devington Community Development Corporation. He was a founding member of the Sheridan Heights Associations for Neighborhood Enhancement (SHANE), serves on the NAACP Executive Committee, and is past chairman of the Civil Rights Council for United Auto Workers Region Three.
State Rep. Bartlett and his wife, Lillie, have four sons: Javern, Kenneth, Carlos and Jacque.
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