House Speaker Mark Eves

 

 

 

Speaker Mark W. Eves is serving his second term as Speaker of the Maine House and his fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives, representing the towns of North Berwick and South Berwick.  He lives in North Berwick with his wife, Laura, their three young children, two goats, two pigs, and a coop full of chickens.

As Speaker of the House, he is responsible for presiding over all of the actions of the House of Representatives.

Under Speaker Eves’ leadership, the Legislature passed a bipartisan middle class tax cut, boosted property tax relief for all Maine families, and strengthened investment in Maine children and workers.

In his professional life, Speaker Eves is a trained marriage and family therapist.  He has 15 years of experience working in the field of behavioral health and family therapy, as both a clinician and administrator for statewide community health organizations like Sweetser, Odyssey House, and Woodfords Family Services.

Speaker Eves has counseled and helped develop school and community-based programs to help children, adults, and seniors struggling with mental illness and deep poverty.  He also ran his own clinical private practice.These experiences have guided his policy focus in the Legislature.

Speaker Eves earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Louisville. He is the youngest of seven children. His father was a pastor in the U.S. Military and his mother was a school teacher.

He is a very proud father, son and husband.