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Today — 3 November 2025Main stream

Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor

3 November 2025 at 09:36
She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.

© Jim Mone/Associated Press

Gov. Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky in 1984 with Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate for president. He was considering Ms. Collins for his running mate, but eventually selected Representative Geraldine Ferraro.
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