Sunday, August 29, 1999
Baesler says he will try to regain House seat
Tobacco farms, smaller schools on his agenda
The Associated Press
CYNTHIANA, Ky. — Former U.S. Rep. Scotty Baesler has announced his desire to reclaim the House seat he gave up after three terms to seek the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Wendell Ford.
Mr. Baesler, a Lexington Democrat who narrowly lost last November to Republican Jim Bunning in the Senate race, will take on incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher for central Kentucky's 6th Congressional Dis trict seat.
Mr. Baesler made the announcement Friday night at a meeting of the Harrison County Democratic Woman's Club.
“I'm going to run because I want to win the congressional seat,” said Mr. Baesler, who now is an attorney with the firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.
Mr. Baesler said he plans to form a campaign committee next month and officially announce his candidacy later. He said he does not expect opposition in next spring's Democratic primary.
The 6th District covers Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Anderson, Nicholas, Bath, Montgomery, Powell, Estill, Madison, Garrard, Lincoln, Boyle, Mercer, Woodford, Jessamine, Clark and Bourbon counties.
In Friday night's speech, Mr. Baesler said he would focus on helping tobacco farmers, improving rural communities and trying to make schools smaller. He also said he wanted to investigate public financing of all political races.
Dr. Fletcher, a Lexington physician, was not available for comment. His chief of staff, Daniel Groves, said he was “fairly surprised” that Mr. Baesler would run next year.
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