Martha Layne Collins
Martha Layne Collins (née Hall; December 7, 1936 – November 1, 2025)[1] was an American businesswoman and politician from Kentucky. She was the first female Governor of Kentucky. She was the fifty-sixth Governor (1983-87) after replacing John Y. Brown Jr..[2]
Martha Layne Collins | |
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.jpg) Collins in the early 1980s | |
| 56th Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office December 13, 1983 – December 8, 1987 | |
| Lieutenant | Steve Beshear |
| Preceded by | John Y. Brown Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Wallace Wilkinson |
| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office December 11, 1979 – December 13, 1983 | |
| Governor | John Y. Brown Jr. |
| Preceded by | Thelma Stovall |
| Succeeded by | Steve Beshear |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Layne Hall December 7, 1936 Bagdad, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2025 (aged 88) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Collins
(m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lindenwood University University of Kentucky (BS) |
Collins was considered as a running mate for Democratic Presidential nominee Walter Mondale. Mondale, however, chose Geraldine Ferraro for his mate.
Collins was born in Bagdad, Kentucky.
Collins died on November 1, 2025 at a retirement home in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 88.[3]
Martha Layne Collins Media
Wendell Ford; Collins worked on his 1971 gubernatorial campaign
Jim Bunning was Collins's Republican opponent in the 1983 gubernatorial election.
Collins speaking in 1986 during the commissioning of the USS Louisville
Walter Mondale interviewed Collins as his potential running mate in 1984.
St. Catharine College; Collins was its president from 1990 to 1996.
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References
- ↑ Martha Layne CollinsFamous Why. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Martha Layne CollinsDebate.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ Brammer, Jack. Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88 (November 1, 2025)Kentucky Lantern. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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