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Reggie Thomas

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Won the General, 2024 Kentucky State Senate District 13

Won the Primary, 2024 Kentucky State Senate District 13, Primary Election

Won the General, 2020 Kentucky State Senate District 13

Won the General, 2016 Kentucky State Senate District 13

Kentucky State Senate, District 13 (2013 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Reginald 'Reggie' Thomas
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    05/20/1953
  • Home City:
    Lexington, KY
  • Religion:
    Methodist
  • Family:
    Widowed; 3 Children
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Alzheimer's and Dementia Workforce Assessment Task Force, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Health and Welfare Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Information Technology, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Education

  • JD, Harvard University Law School, 1975-1978
  • BA, Dartmouth College, 1971-1975

Professional Experience

  • JD, Harvard University Law School, 1975-1978
  • BA, Dartmouth College, 1971-1975
  • Professor/General Counsel, Kentucky State University, 2014-present
  • Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1980-1984

Political Experience

  • JD, Harvard University Law School, 1975-1978
  • BA, Dartmouth College, 1971-1975
  • Professor/General Counsel, Kentucky State University, 2014-present
  • Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1980-1984
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 13, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 13, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2018
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 88, 2012

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Health and Welfare Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, and Public Protection

Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel & Public Retirement

Member, Committee on Committees

Member, Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee

Member, Education Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance

Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment

Member, Joint Committee on Education

Member, Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

Member, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

Member, Joint Committee on Program Review and Investigations

Member, Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology

Member, Legislative Research Commission

Member, Rules Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Harvard University Law School, 1975-1978
  • BA, Dartmouth College, 1971-1975
  • Professor/General Counsel, Kentucky State University, 2014-present
  • Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1980-1984
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 13, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 13, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 6, 2018
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 88, 2012
  • Member, Lexington Convention and Tourism Commission, present
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Actors Guild of Lexington
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Commerce Lexington
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Lyric Theatre
  • Member, Board of Directors, The Plantory
  • Former Member, Board of Trustees, Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  • Vice Chair, Democratic Party Executive Committee, Fayette County
  • Volunteer, Fayette County Schools
  • Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Former Chair, Kentucky Conference for Community and Justice
  • Board Director, Lexington Rotary Club
  • Trustee, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
  • Kentucky Delegate, National Democratic Convention, 1984, 2008
  • Participant, Leadership Kentucky, 1985

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Bryan Station High School Hall of Fame, Inaugural Class, 1992.

Policy Positions

2019

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Endorsements
May 13, 2018: The Lexington Herald-Leader endorsed Jim Gray.
April 21, 2018: The United Steelworkers union endorsed Jim Gray.

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