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Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88
Martha Layne Collins was Kentucky's first and only female governor, known for bringing Toyota's first U.S. plant to the state, creating thousands of jobs, officials said.
- Beshear announced Saturday that Martha Layne Collins, former governor of Kentucky, died at 88, sharing the news on social media Saturday morning.
- As Kentucky's 56th governor, Collins served from 1983 to 1987 and remains the state's first and only woman to hold the office; she was lieutenant governor and acted as governor for more than 500 days.
- Her administration secured Toyota's Georgetown plant, creating thousands of jobs, and Collins led a statewide education campaign that resulted in a $300 million education reform package for Kentucky public schools.
- Reaction poured in from state officials such as Gov. Andy Beshear's office, which called her a `powerhouse`, and leaders across Kentucky including Russell Coleman and Linda Gorton offered condolences.
- After public office, Collins served as president of St. Catharine College and taught leadership at Harvard Kennedy School; she is survived by husband Bill and two children, Steve and Marla, with services not yet released.
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The Political InsiderFormer Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins Has Died at 88
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88. The Democrat’s most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly plant—arguably the biggest industrial plum of its day and the linchpin of her economic-development strategy. She also worked for years to overhaul the state’s public education system. “When I became governor, you have lots of priorities, but when I’d sit d…
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Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88
Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88.
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