1. Cylvia Lynne Hayes is an American consultant who was the First Lady of Oregon from 2011 to 2015 as the fiancee of former Governor John Kitzhaber.
25 Facts About Cylvia Hayes
1. 2.
On her personal blog in October 2015, Cylvia Hayes stated that she had turned over "every email" requested by federal investigators and accused The Oregonian of using her emails to make false allegations and print misinformation.
3.
The family lived near Carnation in King County, Washington and Cylvia Hayes has described the home as a dilapidated shack with no running water or electricity.
4.
Cylvia Hayes graduated from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, with a bachelor's degree in 1994, and with a master's degree in 1997.
5.
In 1997, Cylvia Hayes entered into a green card marriage with an Ethiopian immigrant that ended in 2002.
6.
Cylvia Hayes left the relationship in April 1998 and moved to central Oregon in July of that year.
7.
Cylvia Hayes moved to Bend, Oregon, from Washington in summer 1998 and began a career in clean energy and sustainable economic development.
8.
That year Cylvia Hayes founded 3EStrategies, a Bend-based clean-economy consulting firm that grew out of the nonprofit organization she launched two years before, called Earth Connections.
9.
Cylvia Hayes published and edited the Green + Solar Building Oregon magazine from 2004 to 2009, created with contributions from writers and photographers throughout the state.
10.
Cylvia Hayes served as a member and co-chair of the Oregon Renewable Energy Working Group, which developed the state Renewable Energy Standard, Renewable Fuels Standard, and other clean energy policies.
11.
Since 2012, Cylvia Hayes has worked as a professional writer, contributing to online news sources including The Huffington Post and Grist.
12.
In 2015 Cylvia Hayes launched an independent blog which included a public statement about her appearances in the media that year, and in 2016 she joined Bend-based Issue Magazine as a staff journalist.
13.
Four years after she moved to Bend, Oregon, Cylvia Hayes ran for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 53 against Ben Westlund, the Republican incumbent, as a Democrat.
14.
Cylvia Hayes launched her campaign to win the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate after what she described as a "filing deadline error" kept her from being listed on the ballot.
15.
Cylvia Hayes changed her party registration from independent to Democratic in February 2002, shortly before announcing her candidacy, and she originally considered seeking a nomination from a minor party, such as the Pacific Green Party.
16.
Cylvia Hayes campaigned alongside Kitzhaber when he ran again for governor in 2010.
17.
Cylvia Hayes frequently delivered speeches on clean economy during her time as First Lady, such as the 2013 commencement address to Oregon State University.
18.
In 2014, Cylvia Hayes was the subject of a series of articles and media coverage that weakened Kitzhaber's reelection campaign and the governor's office.
19.
On January 27,2015, the Portland Tribune reported Cylvia Hayes was paid $118,000 for communications work with the Clean Economy Development Center at the same time she was listed as an adviser to Kitzhaber on renewable energy.
20.
When Cylvia Hayes responded that she held no formal government position and had no government authority, The Oregonian petitioned Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on January 29,2015, for the release of the emails.
21.
On February 25,2015, Cylvia Hayes filed a lawsuit against The Oregonian, claiming Fifth Amendment rights against the release of the emails and citing Rosenblum's order that Cylvia Hayes had asked for a state email but was ineligible without employee status.
22.
Cylvia Hayes's first was to Todd Hayes from 1984 to 1986; her second was to Doug McCarthy, which ended in 1996; and her third was to Abraham B Abraham using the name Cynthia Lynne Hayes on the marriage certificate.
23.
Cylvia Hayes participates in running, weight training, and racquetball, and was a 2006 state champion racquetball player.
24.
Cylvia Hayes is currently engaged to Oregon former governor John Kitzhaber, who is 20 years her senior and with whom she became romantically involved after her 2002 House campaign.
25.
Cylvia Hayes owns a home in Bend, Oregon, while sharing Kitzhaber's home in Portland.