Martha Layne Collins

Martha Layne Collins
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 (1936-12-07)December 7, 1936 Bagdad, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	November 1, 2025(2025-11-01) (aged 88) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bill Collins ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	2
Education	Lindenwood University University of Kentucky (BS)

Martha Layne Collins (née Hall; December 7, 1936 – November 1, 2025) 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..

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.

References

1. ↑ "Martha Layne Collins". Famous Why. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
2. ↑ "Martha Layne Collins". Debate.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ↑ Brammer, Jack (November 1, 2025). "Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky's only woman governor, dies at 88". Kentucky Lantern. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

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