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Dr. Daniel Mongiardo, M.D. (born July 4, 1960) is a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Kentucky.

Born to Italian immigrants in Hazard, Kentucky, Mongiardo attended Transylvania University and completed a medical doctorate at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1986. From 1986 to 2000, Mongiardo worked as a physicianA physician is a person who practices medicine. In the United States the term physician is traditional and commonly used. In Britain and Australia, the term doctor is more common as physician refers to specialists in internal medicine. Because of the exte, first as a medical resident in LexingtonLexington, Kentucky is the "Horse Capital of the World," located in the heart of the Bluegrass. It is the second largest city in Kentucky and has the second largest metropolitan area (after Louisville). Lexington is home to the Kentucky Horse Park, Transy, and later in his hometown of Hazard.

In Hazard, he helped to establish a free clinicA clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. Most clinics are run by one or more general practitioners but there are clinics operated by private for the poor, volunteering his time while working at the Appalachian Regional Medical Center, where he became Chief of Surgery and, later, Chief of Staff. The ARMC became a major health care center in eastern Kentucky, growing to house over a hundred doctors.

In 2000, Mongiardo entered politics, challenging Hazard's state senator with a campaign to reform health care in Kentucky. He won, and was soon appointed to the Health and Welfare Committee and a leadership role in the joint MedicaidThe Medicaid program in the United States, created on July 30, 1965 provides health insurance for the poor. It is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) in the United States Oversight Task Force. Due to partisan politics, he was removed from the Task Force chair shortly thereafter, and his health care proposals were blocked by the Republican Senate leadership. After Kentucky's state districts were redrawnRedistricting is the changing of political borders (in many countries, specifically the electoral district/ constituency boundaries) usually in response to periodic census results. This takes place by law or constitution at least every decade in most repr in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, Mongiardo found himself running for reelection in heavily Republican northern Kentucky, hundreds of mileA mile is any of several units of distance, or, as physicists say, of length. Today, one mile is mainly equal to about 1609 metres on land and 1852 metres at sea and in the air, but see below for the details. Current definitions The meanings of mile thats away from Hazard. He won by a large margin despite these obstacles.

In 2004 Mongiardo declared that he would run to unseat Jim Bunning, a former baseball player and 1st-term U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Although early polls showed Mongiardo to be the decided underdog against the fairly popular and well-financed Bunning, he has gained support in September and October due to Bunning's controversial remarks and erratic behavior, and the race was tied in a mid-October poll. Mongiardo was, however, narrowly defeated in the election on November 2.