Mark W Eves is an American politician and family counselor who served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 146th district from 2008 to 2014.
18 Facts About Mark Eves
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Mark Eves was a Democratic candidate in the 2018 Maine gubernatorial election.
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Mark Eves was born in Northern California to Arthur Eves, a former military chaplain during World War II, and his mother, a school teacher.
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The Eves family moved to Oregon when he was three months old.
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Mark Eves earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisville and a Master of Science from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
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Mark Eves was re-elected in 2010 and 2012 before being chosen as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives for the 126th Maine Legislature.
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From 2010 to 2012, Mark Eves was the ranking minority member of the Health and Human Services committee.
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In 2015, Mark Eves proposed a $15 million senior citizen housing bond, which was approved by more than 69 percent of voters at referendum.
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On July 13,2017, Mark Eves announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maine.
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Brown, who was the chairman of MeANS's board at the time, helped Mark Eves organize his resume but did not provide assistance to any of the other applicants.
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Brown, in addition to being present for the hiring committee's interviews of Mark Eves, sat in on the interviews for all of the other candidates and commented on aspects of Mark Eves' candidacy to other interview committee members.
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On June 5,2015, Mark Eves signed an employment agreement with Good Will-Hinckley.
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Governor LePage indicated that he would be withdrawing all support from Good Will-Hinckley as long as Mark Eves remained as President of the organization and described Mark Eves as "a longtime opponent of public charter schools".
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Mark Eves is the mouthpiece for the Maine Education Association.
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Mark Eves filed a civil lawsuit against LePage on July 30,2015, asserting illegal retaliation and blackmail.
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Mark Eves said he and his office would not be involved in any legislative actions against LePage.
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On May 3,2016, US District Judge George Singal dismissed Mark Eves' lawsuit, finding that Governor LePage was entitled to immunity from suit for his actions as the discretion afforded LePage "clearly encompasses advocating for his preferred charter school policy" and the "dispurs[ment of] funds" for MeANS.
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Mark Eves met his wife, Laura, while both were seeking master's degrees in marriage and family therapy at Louisville Presbyterian.