Mark Eves

Mark Eves

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Maine House of Representatives District 6

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Last election

June 12, 2018

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Family therapist

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Mark W. Eves is a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 6 from 2008 to 2016.

Eves was a candidate for governor of Maine in the 2018 election. He was defeated by Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic primary.

Eves served as speaker of the House from 2013 to 2016. He did not seek re-election to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016. Click here for more information on the June 12 Democratic primary election. Click here for more information on the November 6 general election.

Biography

Eves' professional experience includes working as a family therapist.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Eves, as Speaker, did not serve on a committee.

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Eves served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Eves served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Eves served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2018

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Janet T. Mills in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	50.9	320,962	0	Won (1)
		Shawn Moody	43.2	272,311	0	1
		Teresea Hayes	5.9	37,268	0	1
		Alan Caron	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	126	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 630,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Light (L)
• Betsy Marsano (G)
• Karmo Sanders (Independent)
• Ken A. Capron (Independent)
• John Jenkins (Independent)
• Jay Parker Dresser (G)
• Ethan Alcorn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	54.1	63,384	13,439	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	45.9	53,866	11,243	4
		Betsy Sweet	0.0	0	-29,944	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	0	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	40.8	49,945	5,903	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	34.8	42,623	5,080	4
		Betsy Sweet	24.4	29,944	6,957	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	-19,521	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	35.5	44,042	2,307	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	30.3	37,543	2,065	4
		Betsy Sweet	18.5	22,987	2,220	3
		Mark Eves	15.7	19,521	1,634	2
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	-5,200	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	-2,728	1
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	-1,596	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	33.3	41,735	0	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	28.3	35,478	0	4
		Betsy Sweet	16.6	20,767	0	3
		Mark Eves	14.3	17,887	0	2
		Mark Dion	4.1	5,200	0	1
		Diane Russell	2.2	2,728	0	1
		Donna Dion	1.3	1,596	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	748	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 126,139
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (D)
• J. Martin Vachon (D)
• Patrick Eisenhart (D)
• Sean Faircloth (D)
• James Boyle (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shawn Moody in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Shawn Moody	56.6	53,436	0	Advanced (1)
		Garrett Mason	22.9	21,571	0	1
		Mary Mayhew	14.9	14,034	0	1
		Kenneth Fredette	5.7	5,341	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,382
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Full Democratic primary results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right.

Democratic primary election rounds First round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, first round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 33.09% 41,735 Adam Cote 28.13% 35,478 Betsy Sweet 16.46% 20,767 Mark Eves 14.18% 17,887 Mark Dion 4.12% 5,200 Diane Russell 2.16% 2,728 Donna Dion 1.27% 1,596 Write-in 0.59% 748 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 126,139 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Second round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, second round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 35.49% 44,042 Adam Cote 30.25% 37,543 Betsy Sweet 18.52% 22,987 Mark Eves 15.73% 19,521 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 124,093 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Third round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, third round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 40.77% 49,945 Adam Cote 34.79% 42,623 Betsy Sweet 24.44% 29,944 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 122,512 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Fourth round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic primary, fourth round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 54.06% 63,384 Adam Cote 45.94% 53,866 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 117,250 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018

Campaign finance

Following are campaign finance figures obtained from the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices containing information on all contributions to and expenditures by candidates as of May 1, 2018.^[1]

Maine Clean Elections Act

The Maine Clean Elections Act is Maine's optional public financing program for political campaigns. Gubernatorial candidates participating in the program are allowed to solicit up to $200,000 in seed money contributions, which must be donated by individuals and cannot exceed more than $100 per donor. Participating candidates are also required to solicit at least 3,200 contributions of $5 or more to the MCEA's fund, known as qualifying contributions. In order to receive financing from the MCEA fund, candidates were required to file the required paperwork with proof of 3,200 qualifying contributions before October 16, 2018. Once a candidate has submitted their paperwork, they are no longer allowed to collect additional seed money contributions. Candidates may receive additional payouts from the fund by submitting proof of additional qualifying contributions. Each candidate could collect up to four payments of $150,000 each before May 22, 2018, in exchange for 800 qualifying contributions per payment, and an additional eight payments of $175,000 each could be collected before October 16, 2018, in exchange for 1,200 qualifying contributions per payment.^[2] The only Democratic candidate who pursued MCEA fundraising was Betsy Sweet (D).

On May 22, 2018, the Portland Press-Herald reported that as a result of a clerical error in the most recent state budget, the Maine Clean Elections Fund would not be permitted to disburse funds to candidates after July 1. The Press-Herald reported that a special session of the legislature would need to be called in order to correct the clerical error.^[3] On June 26, 2018, Maine Ethics Commission Executive Director Jonathan Wayne sent a letter to legislators which stated that $1.3 million in funding that was in the commission's accounts could not be released to candidates as a result of the error. The letter stated that Gov. Paul LePage (R) had twice refused the commission permission to use $1.9 million in funding left over from 2016's clean elections fund to make up the shortfall.^[4] Maine Citizens for Clean Elections filed a lawsuit against LePage calling on him to approve the release of the remaining funding from 2016. On August 2, 2018, the judge ruled in favor of Maine Citizens for Clean Elections. LePage announced on August 7, 2018, that he had released the requested funding.^[5]

2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.^[6] Incumbent Mark Eves (D) did not seek re-election.

Jennifer Parker defeated Manley Gove in the Maine House of Representatives District 6 general election.^[7]

Maine House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jennifer Parker	54.16%	2,756
	Republican	Manley Gove	45.84%	2,333
Total Votes				5,089
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Jennifer Parker ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

Maine House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jennifer Parker  (unopposed)

Manley Gove ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.^[8][9]

Maine House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Manley Gove  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. District 146 incumbent Mark Eves was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Todd Prescott was unopposed in the Republican primary. Eves defeated Prescott in the general election.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Maine House of Representatives District 6, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Eves Incumbent	54.6%	2,084
	Republican	Todd Prescott	41.9%	1,600
	None	Blank Votes	3.5%	132
Total Votes				3,816

2012

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Eves won re-election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 146. Eves ran unopposed in the June 12 Democratic primary and defeated Burnell Bailey (R) and David Burke (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[14][15]

Maine House of Representatives, District 146, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Eves Incumbent	55.1%	2,839
	Republican	Burnell Bailey	34.4%	1,774
	Independent	David Burke	10.5%	541
Total Votes				5,154

2010

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2010

Eves' opponent in the November 2 general election was Republican candidate Gregg Drew. According to unofficial results, Eves defeated Drew in the November 2 general election.^[16]

Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 146 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mark Eves (D)		2,098	55%
Gregg Drew (R)		1,662	43%[17]

2008

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Mark Eves ran for District 146 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Bonnie Gould.^[18]

Mark Eves raised $6,270 for his campaign.^[19]

Maine House of Representatives, District 146
Candidates		Votes
Mark Eves (D)		2,791
Bonnie Gould (R)		2,284

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Eves and his wife, Laura, have three children.^[20] He has served as Federal Liaison for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and President of the Maine Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.^[21]

See also

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