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Encyclopedia > Martha Layne Collins
Martha Layne Collins

Governor Collins giving a speech, November 1986 Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...


In office
1983 – 1987
Lieutenant Steve Beshear
Preceded by John Y. Brown, Jr.
Succeeded by Wallace G. Wilkinson

Born December 7, 1936 (1936-12-07) (age 71)
Bagdad, Kentucky, United States
Political party Democratic
Spouse Bill Collins
Profession teacher

Martha Layne Collins (born December 7, 1936 in Bagdad, Kentucky) was Governor of the U.S. State of Kentucky from 1983 through 1987; she is a member of the Democratic Party. [[1]] This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... The office of Lieutentant Governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentuckys four constitutions, beginning in 1797. ... Steven L. Beshear (1944-), a Democrat, won election as a member of the Kentucky State Senate, Attorney General of Kentucky and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky before losing races for Governor of Kentucky and the United States Senate. ... John Young Brown Jr. ... Wallace Glenn Wilkinson (December 12, 1941–July 5, 2002) was a Kentucky businessman who made a fortune with college bookstores, and Governor of Kentucky, 1987-1991. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bagdad, Kentucky is an unincorporated town located in northeastern Shelby County. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bagdad, Kentucky is an unincorporated town located in northeastern Shelby County. ... This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...


After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Collins began her professional career as a school teacher in the public schools of Louisville and Woodford County. Collins worked in various Democratic campaigns. Her first elected office was that of Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, where she served from 1975 through 1979. She was elected Lieutenant Governor for the state in 1979 and served in that office until she was elected Governor four years later. She defeated Jim Bunning by 561,674 (54.6%) to 454,650 (44.2%). Collins was the first and to date only woman to be elected Governor of Kentucky and only the third woman in United States history to be elected governor of a state who was not the wife or widow of a previous governor, and only the sixth to serve in that capacity. She served as Governor from 1983 through 1987. In 1998, Bunning was elected to the U.S Senate. The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Louisville redirects here. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentuckys two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ...  Female Republican Governor  Female Democratic Governor  Female Republican and Democratic Governor Twenty-nine women have been or are currently serving as the governor of an American state, including two in an acting capacity. ...


While governor, Collins was chairperson of the 1984 Democratic National Convention. During her term in office, some important educational reforms were enacted. Collins successfully sought state incentives for Toyota to locate its manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky; those incentives were controversial at the time but Toyota has been an important employer and source of numerous other businesses and jobs created in Kentucky since then. Collins' husband Dr. Bill Collins was the cause of an influence-peddling scandal while she was in office. The 1984 Democratic National Convention was held in San Francisco, California in July of 1984, to select a candidate for the 1984 United States presidential election. ... This article is about the automaker. ... Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. ...


After her service as governor Collins was president of Saint Catharine College for six years and held various positions in residence at other colleges and universities in Kentucky. She is currently Executive Scholar in Residence at Georgetown College. She has not run for office after her service as governor, though her son ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 1987. Collins is currently on the Board of Directors of Eastman Kodak. She is also Chairwoman of the Kentucky World Trade Center. Saint Catharine College is a small Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in St Catharine, Kentucky. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is an American multinational public company which produces photographic materials and equipment. ...

Preceded by
John Y. Brown, Jr.
Governor of Kentucky
1983–1987
Succeeded by
Wallace G. Wilkinson
Preceded by
Thelma Stovall
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1979–1983
Succeeded by
Steve Beshear
Preceded by
John Y. Brown, Jr.
Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky
1983–1983
Succeeded by
Wallace G. Wilkinson
Preceded by
Thelma Stovall
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1979–1979
Succeeded by
Steve Beshear
Preceded by
Frances Jones Mills
Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
1975–1979
Succeeded by
elective position abolished
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Governor Gabriel Slaughter Gabriel Slaughter (1767 Culpepper County Virginia – 19 September 1830 Mercer County, Kentucky) Democratic-Republican party was the 7th governor of Kentucky (19 October 1817 – 7 September 1820). ... William Taylor Barry (February 5, 1784–August 30, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist. ... Robert Breckinridge McAfee (1784-1849) was a Kentucky politician, and was the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828. ... John Breathitt (1786–1834) was a 19th century politician who served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1832–1834, dying in office. ... James Turner Morehead (May 24, 1797 - December 28, 1854) was a United States Senator from Kentucky. ... Charles A. Wickliffe Charles Anderson Wickliffe, politician, born in Bardstown, Kentucky, 8 June 1788; died in Ilchester in Howard County, Maryland, 31 October 1869. ... Manlius Valerius Thomson (1802-1850) was a Kentucky Lawyer, Politician, and the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844. ... Archibald Dixon (April 2, 1802 - April 23, 1876) held numerous Kentucky and U.S. national political offices. ... John LaRue Helm John LaRue Helm (July 4, 1802–September 8, 1867) was one of the most illustrious sons of Elizabethtown and Hardin County. ... John Burton Thompson (December 14, 1810 - January 7, 1874) was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. ... James G. Hardy (May 3, 1795 - July 16, 1856) was a popular Kentucky politician who belonged to the American or Know-Nothing Party. ... Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800–December 17, 1859) was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. ... Richard Taylor Jacob (March 13, 1825 - September 13, 1903) was Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1863-64). ... 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Rodes Kirby Myers (1900-1960) was an active Kentucky Democrat and served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1939-1943. ... Kenneth H. Tuggle (1904 - 1978), a Republican, served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1943-1947. ... Lawerence Winchester Wetherby (January 2, 1908 - March 27, 1994) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and as Governor of Kentucky upon the resignation of Governor Earle C. Clements as Clements went to the United States Senate. ... Emerson Doc Beauchamp (1899 - 1971) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Governor Lawrence Wetherby. ... Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988), a Democrat, served twice as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky. ... Wilson Watkins Wyatt (November 21, 1905 – June 11, 1996) served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1941 to 1945 and as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1959 to 1963. ... 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Patton (born May 26, 1937) served as Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. ... Steve Henry (1953 - ) was a Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1995 through 2003. ... Stephen B. Pence (born in Louisville, Kentucky on December 22, 1953) is Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ... Daniel Mongiardo, (born July 4, 1960) is a physician and a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Kentucky. ...

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Kentucky Kernel - OnCampus/News: Martha Collins offers insight (404 words)
Collins, who was elected governor in 1983 and served through 1987, focused on her experiences with being the first and only woman governor of Kentucky.
Collins thought that one of her biggest accomplishments while governor was getting Toyota Motor Manufacturing to come to the area to build a plant in Georgetown in the late 1980s.
Collins stressed the idea that men and women need to work together to come up with better ideas and legislation for the state, but she came back to the idea that women are really needed in politics.
Governor Martha Layne Collins (424 words)
Collins is credited with the passage of a $300 million education reform package, a significant accomplishment on its own, which also paved the way for the landmark Kentucky Education Reform Act in the next administration.
Collins went on to successfully run for lieutenant governor where she served as both vice-chair and chair of the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors.
Collins is recognized throughout the country as a leading expert in international business, especially in the area of Japanese-American business relations.
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