Henry Scott Baesler (1941-) is a Democratic politician and former Representative from Kentucky. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...

Baesler was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1941, and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1963 and from law school there in 1966. While at UK, Baesler played basketball under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. City nickname: Horse Capital of the World Location in the state of Kentucky Downtown Lexington, Kentucky County Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac Area  - Land  - Water 285. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 - December 10, 1977) was one of the greatest coaches in the history of American college basketball. ...

After graduating from law school, Baesler practiced law and served as an administrator for Legal Aid, Inc., a nonprofit entity which 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. Fayette County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 1991, Baesler ran for governor in the Democratic primary and was narrowly defeated by Brereton Jones, who won the general election. This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... Brereton Jones Brereton Chandler Jones (born June 27, 1939) is an American political figure. ...

In 1992, Baesler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th Congressional district of Kentucky after 14-year Republican incumbent Larry Hopkins retired; Hopkins had never recovered from being heavily defeated by Jones in the 1991 governor's race. He served there for three terms. He left his seat in 1998 to run for an open Senate seat. Baesler won a narrow primary victory over Louisville businessman Charlie Owen and Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry, but was very narrowly defeated in the general election by fellow congressman Jim Bunning, a Republican. The U.S. House election, 1992 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 which coincided with the election of Bill Clinton as President. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1998 was a roughly even contest between the Republican and Democratic parties. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... For other places with the same name, see Louisville (disambiguation). ... Charlie Owen is a businessman residing in Louisville, Kentucky. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ...

In 2000, Baesler tried to regain his House seat against the Republican who had replaced him, Ernie Fletcher. Baesler had heavily defeated Fletcher in 1996, but was badly wounded from his narrow loss to Bunning two years earlier. He wasn't helped when Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore all but conceded Kentucky to Republican George W. Bush in August (Bush went on to win Kentucky by 15 points). 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. This article is about the year 2000. ... Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) has served as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2003. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... Categories: Politics stubs ...