Cylvia Hayes
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Cylvia Lynne Hayes (née Johnson, born August 10, 1967)[1] is an American consultant who was the de facto First Lady of Oregon as the fiancée of former Governor John Kitzhaber.
Cylvia Hayes | |
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First Lady of Oregon | |
De facto January 10, 2011 – February 18, 2015 | |
Governor | John Kitzhaber |
Preceded by | Mary Oberst |
Succeeded by | Dan Little (First Gentleman) |
Personal details | |
Born | Cylvia Lynne Johnson (1967-08-10) August 10, 1967 (age 56) Seattle, Washington, U.S.[1] |
Spouse(s) |
Todd Hayes
(m. 1984; div. 1986)Doug McCarthy
(m. 1994; div. 1996)Abraham B. Abraham
(m. 1997; div. 2002) |
Domestic partner | John Kitzhaber (2003–present) |
Residence(s) | Bend, Oregon; Portland, Oregon |
Alma mater | The Evergreen State College (B.S., M.E.S.) |
Occupation | CEO of 3EStrategies; Consultant |
Hayes was an unsuccessful candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives in 2002, running against state representative Ben Westlund.[4] She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
In October 2014, the Willamette Week and The Oregonian began to focus on an apparent conflict of interest between Hayes' business interests and her relationship to the governor.[5][6][7][8] The Oregonian then requested messages from Hayes' personal email accounts relating to state business.[9] On her personal blog in October 2015, Hayes stated that she had turned over "every email" requested by federal investigators[10] and accused The Oregonian of using her emails to make false allegations and print misinformation.[11] Shortly before announcing his resignation in February 2015,[12] Kitzhaber made the announcement that Hayes would no longer be connected to the governorship in any way and would have no political or policy role during his fourth term.[13]