Reginald L. Thomas (born May 20, 1953) is an American politician from the state of Kentucky.
[1][2] Thomas' election in 2013 marked the first time that two African Americans served in the Kentucky Senate concurrently.
[3] Thomas is an attorney and law professor; he earned an A.B.
[4][5] On July 1, 2017, Thomas announced he would challenge Representative Andy Barr in Kentucky's 6th congressional district during the 2018 midterm elections.
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 with the caption "Rapping Rick and Morty to the Senate Chambers until we raise the minimum raise in Kentucky".