Chuck Basye (born June 11, 1958) is an American politician. He is a former member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

, serving from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Career

Basye served in the Marines. Following his terms in the Missouri House, Basye entered the 2024 Missouri State Senate election for District 19 on encouragement from Cindy O'Laughlin. He has slandered opponent

Stephen Webber Stephen Webber (born June 8, 1983) is the former Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. Webber served as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016, representing the 46th District in central Missouri. Before ...

and Webber's supporters on social media with statements including vulgarities, sexual harassment, and homophobia. Bayse justified his comments, saying that he has also received hurtful comments on the internet. He also made comments that appeared to question Webber's military service record, later telling press that he doesn't suspect Webber's record, stating "Stephen went through absolute hell in Fallujah."

Electoral history

State representative

References

1958 births 21st-century American legislators Living people Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Rocheport, Missouri Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri 21st-century Missouri politicians {{Missouri-politician-stub