Donald Allen Bailey (July 21, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania.

In 1978, incumbent Democrat John Dent of Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district decided to retire.

Senator Ted Kennedy, Bailey and most Western Pennsylvania Democrats endorsed Carter.

[15] He also voted against spending cuts proposed by Republican President Ronald Reagan[16] and against a Balanced budget amendment.

[17] In 1984, Bailey ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General as a Democrat, defeating Republican Susan Shanaman 51%–48%.

[citation needed] After leaving the Auditor General office in 1989, Bailey became a full-time attorney, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

He was also quoted as calling himself, an "equal opportunity suer Lawyers Weekly USA: LOTY" and does take clients litigating with both Democrats and Republicans.

On October 2, 2013, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended Bailey from practice for 5 years for professional misconduct, including accusing lower-case judges of conspiring against him.

[23] Bailey ran for re-election in 1988, but lost to Republican Barbara Hafer, an Allegheny County Commissioner, 49%–48% (difference of 35,618 votes).

He lost the Democratic primary to State Senator H. Craig Lewis, who won with a plurality of 40% of the vote.