Douglas B. Thomas was elected to his fifth term as a Dearborn City Councilman in the November 2005 election. A lifelong resident of Dearborn, Thomas is the former president of Fairlane Travel, a business he owned for almost 25 years. Thomas is a member of the Dearborn Kiwanis Club and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fairlane YMCA. He served as Kiwanis president in 1970 and was elected lieutenant governor of the Michigan District of Kiwanis in 1972. Thomas also served as president of the Dearborn Inter-Service Club Council for two consecutive years, 1968 and 1969. His other leadership roles include two terms as president of the Dearborn Hills Civic Association. A graduate of Dearborn High School, he earned his Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree with a major in Political Science from Bowling Green University. He is also a veteran of the United States Army in which he attained the rank of first lieutenant. Thomas is well known for being the watchful eye over the City expenditures and is the champion of “Taxpayers’ Concerns”. For this, he has earned the title of “The Watchdog of Dearborn.” Thomas is married to Jane and is the father of Mrs. Debra Lee Krauss, Pamela Thomas, and Jeffrey Valentine.