Donald R. Douglas
Candidate for State Senator, 22nd District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; physician
- Lives in
- Nicholasville
State senator for District 22 (Garrard and Jessamine counties and part of Fayette County) since 2021. A physician, he is vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Documented positions
Health & human services
Sponsored law funding ibogaine trials for opioid use disorder.In office
SB 77 (2026) lets the Department of Agriculture partner with a drug developer on clinical trials. The governor vetoed it; the General Assembly overrode the veto (Acts Ch. 158).
Report2026 Regular Session SB 77: AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund”
Courts & justice
Sponsored bill making parentage fraud a crime.In office
SB 36 (2026) was referred to committee.
Report2026 Regular Session SB 36: AN ACT relating to parentage fraud.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the crime of parentage fraud as a Class B misdemeanor”
All sources (10)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Fayette County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Sample Ballots, by Precinct
Election filing · Fayette County Clerk · fayettekyclerk.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Garrard County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Garrard County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290; Secretary of State's copy)
Election filing · Garrard County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Jessamine County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Jessamine County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Jessamine County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Senator Donald Douglas, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 77: AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 36: AN ACT relating to parentage fraud.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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