Mark Eves

Mark W. Eves is an American politician and family therapist from Maine. Eves is a former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and a Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine in 2018.

On February 24, 2018, former Bangor Mayor Sean Faircloth suspended his campaign for governor and endorsed Eves.

On January 26, 2018, the full United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston agreed to hear Eves' case, after it had been rejected by a three-judge panel of the court.

On July 13, 2017, Eves announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maine. As part of his announcement, his campaign touted "under Eves' leadership the Legislature passed a bipartisan middle-class tax cut, boosted property tax relief for all Maine families, and strengthened investments in Maine's children, seniors and workers."

On May 3, 2016, U.S. District Judge George Singal dismissed 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.

On June 5, 2015, Eves signed an employment agreement with Good Will-Hinckley.

Eves, as well as Republican State Sen. Roger Katz, criticized LePage for attacking Eves' personal livelihood and family. Eves filed a civil lawsuit against LePage on July 30, 2015, asserting illegal retaliation and blackmail. Eves said he and his office would not be involved in any legislative actions against LePage.

In the November 2014 general election, the Democrats lost control of the Maine Senate but retained a narrow majority in the Maine House of Representatives. The legislature subsequently re-elected Eves as Speaker.

During his time in the legislature, Eves focused on efforts to help seniors maintain independence and lower living costs. According to the Bangor Daily News, "He led efforts to provide direct-care workers with raises and in 2014 sponsored a successful property tax relief bill that included an extra benefit for homeowners older than 65. In 2015, Eves proposed a $15 million senior citizen housing bond, which was approved by more than 69 percent of voters at referendum."

On June 30, 2014, the Talking Points Memo website claimed that some Maine adherents to the sovereign citizen movement had called for Eves and fellow Democratic Senate President Justin Alfond to be tried, convicted, and executed for treason during meetings with Governor Paul LePage in 2013. LePage denied that such discussions took place, even after learning that audio recordings exist of two men claiming such a discussion took place.

In September 2014, Good Will-Hinckley initiated a nationwide search for a new president after Cummings resigned.

In September 2012, Good Will-Hinckley, a private, not-for-profit organization located in Fairfield, Maine, opened a charter school called the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences ("MeANS"). As part of the 2013–2015 Maine State budget, MeANS received approximately $1,060,000 in discretionary funding from the State. The president of Good Will-Hinckley at the time was Glenn Cummings, the former Democratic Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives who had opposed charter schools while serving in the legislature.

In 2008, he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from District 146, North Berwick. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2012 before being chosen as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives for the 126th Maine Legislature (2012–2014). From 2010 to 2012, Eves was the ranking minority member of the Health and Human Services committee.

He met his wife, Laura, while both were seeking master's degrees in marriage and family therapy at Louisville Presbyterian. The pair settled in North Berwick, Maine, around 2002 and have three children.