Baesler was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1963 and earned a J.D. degree in 1966. While at the university, Baesler played basketball under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Over his final two seasons, Baesler maintained a per game average of 10.3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, while shooting 83% from the foul line.[1]
After graduating from law school, Baesler practiced law and served as an administrator for Legal Aid, Inc., a nonprofit entity that provides free legal services to indigent persons facing criminal charges. He later served as a District Court Judge in Fayette County for some years before serving as mayor of Lexington from 1982 to 1993.
In 1991, Baesler ran for governor in a four-way Democratic primary and was defeated, 184,703 to 149,352, by Brereton Jones, who won the general election over RepublicanLarry Hopkins.
In 1992, Baesler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 6th Congressional District of Kentucky after Hopkins declined to seek an eighth term; Hopkins had never recovered from being heavily defeated by Jones in the governor's race. Baesler served in the House for three terms. In 1996, he defeated Ernie Fletcher by a vote of 125,999 to 100,231.[2] He passed up likely re-election in 1998 to run for the Senate seat of retiring Democratic whip Wendell Ford. Baesler won a narrow (4.9 percentage points) primary victory over Louisville businessman Charlie Owen and Lieutenant GovernorSteve Henry, but was very narrowly defeated in the general election (0.6 points) by fellow congressman Jim Bunning, a Republican.[3] Baesler assumed early on that he had no chance of carrying Bunning's 4th District, based in the Cincinnati suburbs. He aired almost no ads in the Cincinnati television market. This came back to haunt Baesler in November, as Bunning swamped him in the 4th, winning by a margin that Baesler couldn't make up in the rest of the state. Baesler barely won his own district, which came as something of an embarrassment.
In 2000, Baesler tried to regain his House seat against the Republican who had replaced him, Ernie Fletcher. Fletcher had lost badly to Baesler in 1996 after Baesler painted him as an extremist, but by 2000 Baesler was badly wounded from his narrow loss to Bunning. He wasn't helped when Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore all but conceded Kentucky to Republican George W. Bush in August. Earlier, all four of Lexington's TV stations pulled a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ad for Baesler, claiming the ad falsely charged Fletcher with cutting funding for education. In the general election, Fletcher defeated Baesler by 18 points as Bush carried the state by 14.[4]
^Carle, Robin H. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5th, 1996" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 26.
^Shenon, Phillip (November 5, 1998). "THE 1998 ELECTIONS: THE STATES -- KENTUCKY; Democrat, Loser in Senate Race, Forgoes Recount". New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
^2000 Election Results; Kentucky Board of Elections. Retrieved July 31, 2012
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Scotty Baesler news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Henry Scott Baesler born July 9 1941 is an American Democratic politician and former Representative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Scotty BaeslerMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 6th districtIn office January 3 1993 January 3 1999Preceded byLarry HopkinsSucceeded byErnie FletcherMayor of Lexington KentuckyIn office 1981 1993Preceded byJames G AmatoSucceeded byPam MillerJudge of the Fayette County District CourtIn office 1979 1981Personal detailsBornHenry Scott Baesler 1941 07 09 July 9 1941 age 82 Lexington Kentucky U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseAlice BaeslerChildren2EducationUniversity of Kentucky BS JD Life and career editBaesler was born in Lexington Kentucky He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1963 and earned a J D degree in 1966 While at the university Baesler played basketball under legendary coach Adolph Rupp Over his final two seasons Baesler maintained a per game average of 10 3 points 4 rebounds 3 assists while shooting 83 from the foul line 1 After graduating from law school Baesler practiced law and served as an administrator for Legal Aid Inc a nonprofit entity that provides free legal services to indigent persons facing criminal charges He later served as a District Court Judge in Fayette County for some years before serving as mayor of Lexington from 1982 to 1993 In 1991 Baesler ran for governor in a four way Democratic primary and was defeated 184 703 to 149 352 by Brereton Jones who won the general election over Republican Larry Hopkins In 1992 Baesler was elected to the U S House of Representatives from the 6th Congressional District of Kentucky after Hopkins declined to seek an eighth term Hopkins had never recovered from being heavily defeated by Jones in the governor s race Baesler served in the House for three terms In 1996 he defeated Ernie Fletcher by a vote of 125 999 to 100 231 2 He passed up likely re election in 1998 to run for the Senate seat of retiring Democratic whip Wendell Ford Baesler won a narrow 4 9 percentage points primary victory over Louisville businessman Charlie Owen and Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry but was very narrowly defeated in the general election 0 6 points by fellow congressman Jim Bunning a Republican 3 Baesler assumed early on that he had no chance of carrying Bunning s 4th District based in the Cincinnati suburbs He aired almost no ads in the Cincinnati television market This came back to haunt Baesler in November as Bunning swamped him in the 4th winning by a margin that Baesler couldn t make up in the rest of the state Baesler barely won his own district which came as something of an embarrassment In 2000 Baesler tried to regain his House seat against the Republican who had replaced him Ernie Fletcher Fletcher had lost badly to Baesler in 1996 after Baesler painted him as an extremist but by 2000 Baesler was badly wounded from his narrow loss to Bunning He wasn t helped when Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore all but conceded Kentucky to Republican George W Bush in August Earlier all four of Lexington s TV stations pulled a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ad for Baesler claiming the ad falsely charged Fletcher with cutting funding for education In the general election Fletcher defeated Baesler by 18 points as Bush carried the state by 14 4 References edit UK Career Statistics for Scotty Baesler Carle Robin H Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5th 1996 PDF United States House of Representatives p 26 Shenon Phillip November 5 1998 THE 1998 ELECTIONS THE STATES KENTUCKY Democrat Loser in Senate Race Forgoes Recount New York Times Retrieved July 31 2012 2000 Election Results Kentucky Board of Elections Retrieved July 31 2012External links editUnited States Congress Scotty Baesler id B000028 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byLarry Hopkins U S Congressman Kentucky 6th DistrictJanuary 3 1993 January 3 1999 Succeeded byErnie FletcherPolitical officesPreceded byJames G Amato Mayor of Lexington Kentucky1982 1993 Succeeded byPam MillerParty political officesPreceded byWendell H Ford Democratic nominee for United States Senate from Kentucky Class 31998 Succeeded byDan MongiardoU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byRonald Machtleyas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byKen Lucasas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en 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