James Worth

{{Short description|American politician (born 1948)}} {{For|the basketball player|James Worthy}} {{Update|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | term_start = December 7, 2022 | term_end = December 10, 2024 | predecessor = Lori Gramlich | successor = Russell White | state_house = Maine | district = 13th | education = bachelor's degree, master's degree in education, master's degree in divinity | alma_mater = Northern Michigan University, American International College, Meadville Lombard Theological School | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, US | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Unitarian Universalist pastor | party = Democratic | birth_name = James Mark Worth }}

'''James Mark Worth''' (born April 3, 1948) is an American clergyman and politician 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative J. Mark Worth |url=https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/housedems/worth/index.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=legislature.maine.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=James Worth |url=https://www.maineconservation.org/legislator/james-worth/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Maine Conservation Voters }}</ref>

==Biography== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maine House of Representatives |url=https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1460 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=legislature.maine.gov}}</ref>

==Electoral history== 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, and served on the Education Committee. He was defeated by Republican candidate Russ White in his 2024 re-election bid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Worth |url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Worth |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Ballotpedia }}</ref>

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