14 Facts About Scotty Baesler

Henry Scott Baesler was born on July 9,1941 and is an American Democratic politician and former Representative for the 6th district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including Lexington, Richmond, and Georgetown.

Scotty Baesler graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1963 with a degree in accounting, later earning a JD degree in 1966.

Scotty Baesler practiced law following college while working on his family's tobacco farm.

In 1991, Scotty Baesler ran for governor in a four-way Democratic primary, landing 149,352 votes.

Scotty Baesler finished in second behind Brereton Jones, who won the general election by over 200,0000 votes, defeating Republican Larry Hopkins.

Scotty Baesler was often associated with the Blue Dog Coalition in Congress, a caucus of democrats that believed the party had moved too far to the left, becoming unappealing to the people.

Scotty Baesler was a part of the House Agricultural Committee, where he served on the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture and Risk Management and Specialty Crops subcommittee.

Scotty Baesler declined re-election in 1998 to run for the Senate seat of retiring Democratic whip, Wendell Ford.

Scotty Baesler won a narrow primary victory of 4.9 percentage points over Louisville businessman Charlie Owen and Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry.

Scotty Baesler was then defeated by a small margin of 0.6 points in the general election by fellow Republican congressman Jim Bunning.

In 2000, Scotty Baesler attempted re-election for his former House of Representatives seat against Republican Ernie Fletcher, who had replaced him in 1998.

Scotty Baesler was often labeled as a moderate on foreign, economic, and cultural issues.

Scotty Baesler vocally advocated for the Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997, a bill proposed to limit excessive soft money campaign spending among interest groups and political parties.

Scotty Baesler co-sponsored many pieces of legislation involving public health issues, taxation, and national security.