Who dated John Kitzhaber?
Cylvia Hayes dated John Kitzhaber from ? until ?. The age gap was 20 years, 5 months and 5 days.
John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician and physician who served as the 35th and 37th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015. In February 2015, shortly after beginning his fourth term, Kitzhaber resigned from office and was replaced by Secretary of State Kate Brown. A member of the Democratic Party, Kitzhaber was the longest-serving governor in the state's history.
A physician in Roseburg, Kitzhaber was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1978. After one term, he won an Oregon Senate seat in 1980, serving three terms, until 1993. He was Senate President from 1985 to 1993. In 1994, he was elected governor of Oregon, defeating his Republican opponent Denny Smith. He was reelected by a wide margin in 1998, making him the first Democrat to be reelected as Governor since 1906, and left office in January 2003. In 2010, Kitzhaber ran for governor again and narrowly defeated his Republican opponent Chris Dudley. He was reelected in 2014, to become Oregon's longest serving governor.
Kitzhaber resigned from office only a month into his fourth term on February 18, 2015, as state and federal authorities were investigating criminal allegations against him and his fiancée Cylvia Hayes. In 2017, the federal government dropped its investigation against Kitzhaber without filing charges. The Oregon ethics commission found 10 instances when Kitzhaber used his political office for personal gain. He agreed to pay a settlement fine of $20,000.
Read more...Cylvia Hayes
Cylvia Lynne Hayes (née Johnson, born August 10, 1967) is an American consultant who served as first lady of Oregon from 2011 to 2015 as the fiancée of Governor John Kitzhaber. A member of the Democratic Party, she was also an unsuccessful candidate for District 53 in the 2002 Oregon House of Representatives election, running against incumbent State Representative Ben Westlund.
In 2014, media outlets including Willamette Week and The Oregonian reported on potential conflict of interest between Hayes’ consulting work and her role as the governor's partner. The Oregonian subsequently sought access to Hayes’ personal emails related to state business. In October 2015, Hayes wrote on her blog that she had provided “every email” requested by federal investigators and accused the newspaper of misrepresentation. Shortly before resigning in February 2015, Kitzhaber announced that Hayes would no longer have any political or policy role during his fourth term.
Read more...