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James Worth

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J. Mark Worth
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byLori Gramlich
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEllsworth, Maine
Educationbachelor's degree, master's degree in education, master's degree in divinity
Alma materNorthern Michigan University, American International College, Meadville Lombard Theological School

J. Mark Worth (b. 1948) is an American politician and clergyman who served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from December 7, 2022 until December 10, 2024. He represented Maine's 13th House district. [1][2]

Electoral history

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Known by his middle name, Mark Worth, a Democrat, was elected on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election against Republican opponent John Linnehan. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He was defeated by Republican candidate Russ White in his 2024 re-election bid. [3]

Biography

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J. Mark Worth was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1948. Worth earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Michigan University in 1970, a master's degree in education from American International College in 1983, and a master's degree in divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 1991. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, he served churches in Ellsworth ME, Castine ME, Westborough MA and Harvard MA. Worth retired from the ministry in 2017. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Representative James Worth". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ^ "James Worth". Maine Conservation Voters. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ "James Worth". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ^ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
Maine House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Maine House of Representatives
2022–present
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