What is Martha Layne Collins?
[[Image:Martha Layne Collins, governor of Kentucky, Nov 8, 1986.jpg|thumb|upright|Martha Layne Collins, Nov 1986]] '''Martha Layne Collins''' (born Martha Layne Hall; December 7, 1936)<ref>{{cite web|title=Martha Layne Collins|publisher=Famous Why|url=http://people.famouswhy.com/martha_layne_collins|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> is a former [[United States|American]] [[businesswoman]] and [[politician]] from [[Kentucky]]. As of 2014, she is the only female governor Kentucky has had. She was the fifty-sixth Governor (1983-87) after replacing [[John Y. Brown Jr.]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Martha Layne Collins|publisher=Debate.org|url=http://www.debate.org/reference/martha-layne-collins|accessdate=February 5, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Collins was considered as a running mate for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Presidential nominee [[Walter Mondale]]. Mondale, however, chose [[Geraldine Ferraro]] for his mate. Layne Collins was born in [[Bagdad, Kentucky]]. ==References== <references/> {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Layne Collins, Martha}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Kentucky]] [[Category:Governors of Kentucky]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky]]