John L. Martin (born June 5, 1941, in Eagle Lake, Maine) is an American politician of the Democratic Party.
[2] Martin was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1964 through 1996, serving as Minority Floor Leader from 1971 through 1974.
[4][5] In 1992, one of his aides was convicted in a ballot tampering scandal involving two close House races.
It is believed that, combined with his length of service, contributed to Maine voters approving legislative term limits in 1993.
"[1] Financial problems, including failing to pay back loans from two government agencies for his Tamarack Inn, as well as a bankruptcy, may also have played a role in his defeat.