district state_senate succeeded birth_place party profession preceded state_house birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name alma_mater
151st 1st 35th maine incumbent michael nadeau incumbent eagle lake , maine democratic educator , university of maine michael nadeau maine maine 5 june 1941 2014 2008 1998 eagle lake , maine john l. martin
 present 2012 2008 john l. martin university of maine
john l. martin

john l. martin -lrb- born june 5 , 1941 , in eagle lake , maine -rrb- is an american politician of the democratic party .
martin has been in maine politics since his first election to the maine house of representatives in 1964 , and is sometimes called `` the earl of eagle lake '' as a result .
with his election in 2014 , he is the longest serving legislator in maine history .
