Senator Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas was born on March 6, 1957. He is an American physician and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 22nd district. He assumed office on November 18, 2021.

Douglas was raised in Owensboro, Kentucky in a family of 16 children. After graduating from Daviess County High School, Douglas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Western Kentucky University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed medical internships at the University of Kentucky and Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Utica, New York.

Outside of politics, Douglas works as the medical director and lead physician at the Tony Delk IMAC Regeneration Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was elected to the Kentucky Senate in a November 2021 special election. When he assumed office, he became the first African-American Republican state senator in Kentucky.

A former track and field athlete, Douglas participated in the 1980 and 1984 United States Olympic trials. During the 1980s, Douglas was one of the world’s top athletes in the 400 meter hurdle event.

Douglas represents voters in part of Fayette, Garrard and Jessamine counties in the state legislature. In 2021, Douglas became the first Black member of the Kentucky Senate Republican caucus when he won in a special election.