BAESLER, Henry Scott (Scotty) (1941-)
Democrat of Kentucky 
6th congressional district
Served in House 1993-1998
Biography
Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky., July 9, 1941; B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1963; J.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1966; United States Army reserve, 1966-1972; admitted to the bar in 1966 and commenced the practice of law; administrator, Fayette County, Ky. legal aid, 1967-1973; vice mayor of Fayette County, Ky., 1974-1977; Fayette County, Ky. district judge, 1979-1981; unsuccessful candidate in 1991 for nomination for Governor of Kentucky; Mayor of Lexington, Ky., 1982-1993; chairman, Kentucky economic planning commission, 1987; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1999); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate in 1998 for election to the United States Senate.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
