Henry Scott Baesler (born July 9, 1941) is an American Democratic politician and former Representative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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.

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.

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.

He wasn't helped when Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore all but conceded Kentucky to Republican George W. Bush in August.