Author Talk : Doug Rooks on Ken Curtis and the Reforms That Shaped Modern Maine

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a03833f38ce3204ef647c15/bc277c24-5dfa-405d-a1cc-a034499b282b/Douglas+Rooks.2026.jpg" alt="Portrait of Doug Rooks" style="display: block; width: 100%; height: auto;" > Maine author and journalist Doug Rooks Who: Maine author and journalist Douglas Rooks. What: A talk on Governor Ken Curtis and the reforms that reshaped Maine state government. When: Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 6 to 7 p.m. Where: Maine State Library, 230 State Street, Augusta. Background The Maine State Library invites the public to Transformational: Ken Curtis, Maine's Reform Governor , a talk by Maine author and journalist Douglas Rooks. Ken Curtis was 35 when Maine elected him governor in 1966, making him the youngest governor in the nation. Over eight years in office, Curtis, a Democrat, worked with a Republican Legislature to reorganize state government around a cabinet, establish a state income tax, expand public education, and enact landmark environmental protections. Rooks will explore how Curtis and the Legislature achieved those reforms and what has endured in the 60 years since his election. The era saw the creation of the Maine Department of Environmenta

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