# Reggie Thomas

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{for|the professional wrestler with Reginald Thomas as a ring name|Reggie (wrestler)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Reginald L. Thomas
| image        =
| alt          = 
| caption      = 
| state_senate = Kentucky
| district     = [13th](/source/Kentucky's_13th_Senate_district)
| term_start   = January 7, 2014
| term_end     = <!-- present -->
| predecessor  = [Kathy Stein](/source/Kathy_Stein)
| successor    = <!-- incumbent -->
| birth_name   = Reginald L. Thomas
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age text|May 20, 1953}}
| birth_place  = 
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = Lynda Morris Thomas (1980-2015)
| children     = 3
| alma_mater   = [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College)<br>[Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School)
| occupation   = 
| profession   = [attorney](/source/Lawyer), [law professor](/source/law_professor)
| website      = {{URL|http://www.reggie4ky.com/|Reggie Thomas for Congress}}
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'''Reginald L. Thomas''' (born May 20, 1953) is an American politician from the state of [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky). A member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)), Thomas is a member of the [Kentucky Senate](/source/Kentucky_Senate) and currently serves as the minority caucus chair.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kentucky.com/2013/12/10/2981505/democrat-reginald-thomas-wins.html | title = Democrat Reginald Thomas wins state Senate special election | work = Kentucky.com | date = December 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Latek |first1=Tom |title=State Dems re-elect McGarvey, Parrett as minority leaders |url=https://kentuckytoday.com/stories/state-dems-re-elect-mcgarvey-parrett-as-minority-leaders,29353 |website=Kentuckytoday.com |access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> Thomas' election in 2013 marked the first time that two [African American](/source/African_American)s served in the Kentucky Senate concurrently.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20131210/NEWS01/312100101/Republicans-move-closer-to-taking-control-of-House?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE | title = Republicans move closer to taking control of House | work = The Courier-Journal | date = December 10, 2013}}</ref> Thomas is an [attorney](/source/Lawyer) and [law professor](/source/law_professor); he earned an [A.B.](/source/A.B.) degree from [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College) in 1975 and a [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S013.htm | title = Senate District 13: Reginald Thomas (D) | publisher = [Kentucky Legislature](/source/Kentucky_Legislature) | access-date = July 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.kentucky.com/2013/11/22/2947912/questions-surround-candidates.html | title = Questions surround candidate's 1984 departure from University of Kentucky | work = Lexington Herald Leader | date = November 22, 2013}}</ref>

On July 1, 2017, Thomas announced he would challenge Representative [Andy Barr](/source/Andy_Barr_(U.S._politician)) in [Kentucky's 6th congressional district](/source/Kentucky's_6th_congressional_district) during the [2018 midterm elections](/source/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article159248309.html|title=Thomas announces he'll challenge Barr for House of Representatives seat in 2018|work=[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)|last=Desrochers|first=Daniel|date=July 1, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> He lost the Democratic primary to [Amy McGrath](/source/Amy_McGrath), who then lost the general election to Barr.

In 2021, Thomas went viral with a TikTok video receiving more than 4 million views of himself singing the song Rick and Morty by [Soulja Boy](/source/Soulja_Boy) with the caption "Rapping Rick and Morty to the Senate Chambers until we raise the minimum raise in Kentucky".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thalen |first=Mikael |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Kentucky Dem raps 'Rick & Morty' to try and raise the minimum wage |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/kentucky-senate-dems-tiktok-rick-morty/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.reggie4ky.com/ Reggie Thomas for Congress campaign site]
* [http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S013.htm Senate District 13: Reginald Thomas (D)] at [Kentucky Legislature](/source/Kentucky_Legislature)
* [http://kysenatedems.com/senators/reginald-thomas/ Reginald Thomas] at Kentucky Senate Democrats website
* [http://votesmart.org/candidate/135575 Reginald Thomas] at [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart)
* [http://ballotpedia.org/Reggie_Thomas Reggie Thomas] at [Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)

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