[2] Bartlett was born in Culver City,[3] and moved to Orange County when she was three years old.

[5] Bartlett's political career started in 2006, when she was elected to the Dana Point city council.

She finished in second place in the June primary but defeated Laguna Niguel city councilman Robert Ming in the November runoff.

[4] On January 3, 2022, Bartlett announced that she would be a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California's 49th congressional district, running against incumbent Democrat Mike Levin.

[6] She finished third in the nonpartisan primary, behind Levin and former San Juan Capistrano Mayor Brian Maryott, and did not advance to the general election.