Original sentence: Andrew John Julian Bartlett (born 4 August 1964) is an Australian politician, having served as a senator for Queensland since 1997, and is currently Deputy Leader and Party Whip of the Australian Democrats.Bartlett is known for his extensive focus on human rights and social justice issues, animal rights, and the environment.Bartlett was appointed to the Senate in 1997 to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of then Leader Cheryl Kernot, but went on to win the seat in his own right at the 2001 Federal election.He was born in Brisbane, Queensland's state capital city, where he has lived all his life.In 1990, Andrew joined the staff of then Party Leader Cheryl Kernot following her election to the Senate in July that year.Prior to his involvement in politics, Andrew worked as a social worker with the Department of Social Security, and spent many years working with community radio station 4ZZZFM in roles including announcer and finance coordinator
Edited sentence: A Senator for Queensland since 1997, and currently Deputy Leader and Party Whip of the Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett was born 4 August 1964 in Brisbane Queensland where he has lived all his life.Andrew was appointed to the Senate in 1997 to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of then Leader Cheryl Kernot.Before moving to politics, Andrew worked as a social worker with the Department of Social Security and spent many years working with community radio station 4ZZZFM in roles including announcer and finance coordinator.He went on to win the seat in his own right at the 2001 Federal election.In 1990 Andrew joined the staff of then Party Leader Cheryl Kernot following her election to the Senate in July that year.Senator Bartlett has a strong record on human rights and social justice issues, animal rights and the environment