Steve Bartlett
| Steve Bartlett | |
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| Mayor of Dallas, Texas | |
| In office 1991–1995 |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd district |
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| In office January 3, 1983 – March 11, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | James M. Collins |
| Succeeded by | Sam Johnson |
| Dallas City Council | |
| In office 1977–1981 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Steven Bartlett September 19, 1947 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gail Coke Bartlett |
| Residence | Virginia[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.A. 1971) |
| Occupation | President & CEO of Financial Services Roundtable (1999–present) |
| Committees | U.S. House Banking Committee (1983–1991) |
Harry Steven "Steve" Bartlett (born September 19, 1947) is the President and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. Congress on financial services legislation.[2] He is a former U.S. congressman, mayor of Dallas, Texas and member of the Dallas City Council.
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[edit] Political offices
On May 1, 1976, Bartlett was defeated as a delegate in the Republican presidential primary pledged to then U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, Jr. His defeat occurred ironically in Texas's 3rd congressional district, which he later represented in Congress. Victory went to a slate of delegates pledged to Ronald W. Reagan and headed by future State Senator John N. Leedom.[3]
Bartlett served as a U.S. Representative from 1983 until his resignation in 1991.[4] He won the open seat over former state Representative Kay Bailey Hutchison, later the state treasurer, U.S. senator, and gubernatorial candidate. The position became vacant when the long-term incumbent, James M. Collins ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate against the Democrat Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., of Houston.
While in Congress, Bartlett served as a member of the House Banking Committee, where he "led the successful push to let the market set interest rates on government-insured mortgages."[1] He served as Deputy Whip and was a sponsor or principal cosponsor of nearly 20 major pieces of legislation,[citation needed] including the Enhanced Secondary Mortgage Market Act, Fair Labor Standards Act Reforms, FHA Deregulation and the Americans with Disabilities Act.[5]
Bartlett left the House when he was elected to the nonpartisan position as Mayor of Dallas. As mayor, Bartlett led an effort to reduce violent crime and adopted a $5 billion capital improvements plan. He worked to significantly improve an economic revitalization, a downtown renaissance, and 30,000 new residential units in or adjacent to downtown Dallas.[citation needed] Bartlett served as the city's executive until 1995.
[edit] Private sector and lobbying
Bartlett was hired to head the Financial Services Roundtable in 1999.[1]
Following his government service, Bartlett has served on a number of boards of directors, including IMCO Recycling, Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, Sun Coast Industrial and the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. In addition, he has also served on the Board of Governors of the National YMCA, the Fannie Mae National Advisory Council and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board. In 2001 he served on the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education.[6]
Bartlett has been recognized for his leadership skills by the National Association of Manufacturers, National Federation of Independent Business; Ebony, Essence and Jet Magazines; Texas Association for Retarded Citizens; Anti-Defamation League; National Council of La Raza; American Electronics Association; Watchdogs of the Treasury; and Best Dad by the NF Foundation.[2]
As of 2011 Bartlett earns about $2 million a year at Financial Services Roundtable.[1]
[edit] Other activities
Bartlett has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Bartlett was born in Los Angeles, California and reared in Lockhart, Texas. He attended Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, where he met his future wife at a Young Republicans bake sale;[1] he graduated in 1966.[4] Barlett attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a B.A. in 1971.[4]
Bartlett is married to Gail Coke Bartlett; the Bartletts have three children and three grandchildren.[2]
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by James M. Collins |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd congressional district 1983–1991 |
Succeeded by Sam Johnson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Annette Strauss |
Mayor of Dallas 1991–1995 |
Succeeded by Ron Kirk |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Ben Protess (July 14, 2011). "Wall Street Lobbyist Aims to 'Reform the Reform'". The New York Times. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/wall-street-lobbyists-try-to-reform-the-reform/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Bartlett". The Financial Services Roundtable. http://www.fsround.org/about/bio/sbartlett.htm.
- ^ Texas Republican presidential primary returns, May 1, 1976, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P.O. Box 12927, Austin, Texas
- ^ a b c Steve Bartlett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-07-25
- ^ http://thomas.loc.gov/[vague]
- ^ http://www2.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/reports.html
- ^ http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=44
