John Martin, who came to Augusta as a 23-year-old reformer, will step down on Th

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

1-30-1994

Pages

1B, 6B, 7B

Abstract

John Martin, who came to Augusta as a 23-year-old reformer, will step down on Thursday from a 19-year tenure as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives -- During that time he built the Maine House into a professional and co-equal branch of government, but his insistence on clinging to power after the 1992 ballot-tampering scandal helped to weaken the institution and eventually led to his downfall -- Details

Subjects

Legislators, Martin, John L

Recommended Citation

"John Martin, who came to Augusta as a 23-year-old reformer, will step down on Th" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 11256.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/11256