Mr. Thomas currently serves on the State staff of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as a field representative based in the Senator’s Bowling Green office. A native Kentuckian, Mr. Thomas previously served in the administration of former Kentucky governor, Ernie Fletcher, in the Kentucky Environmental Cabinet as a special assistant to the Secretary handling matters including legislative initiatives for the agency. While at the cabinet, Mr. Thomas also served as Federal facilities coordinator, overseeing environmental regulation of Federal sites, including Department of Energy and United States Army installations. Mr. Thomas’ last position in State government was as executive director of the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, an agency tasked with helping finance the expansion of water and wastewater services throughout the State. After leaving State government, Mr. Thomas was employed by Swift & Staley, Inc., a government infrastructure support services contractor based in western Kentucky. He is a graduate of Murray State University and the University of Louisville School of Law.