Facts:   - caption: cylvia hayes in 2012    - successor: dan little    - predecessor: mary oberst    - office: 37th first lady of oregon      - term end: february 18 , 2015    - term start: january 10 , 2011    - name: cylvia hayes    - image: cylvia hayes in 2012.jpg    - governor: john kitzhaber   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cylvia hayes .
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cylvia lynne hayes -lrb- née johnson , born august 10 , 1967 -rrb- , an american consultant with a focus in economic development and green building was first lady of the state of oregon and is the fiancée of former oregon governor john kitzhaber .she is the founder and chief executive officer of 3estrategies , a clean economy consulting firm .during her time as first lady , hayes helped launch the prosperity initiative to reduce poverty in oregon .she was also an unsuccessful candidate for the oregon house of representatives in 2002 , running against state representative ben westlund .she is a member of the democratic party .in 2005 , hayes was honored as a top 50 leader in oregon by `` oregon business magazine '' , and in 2006 , she was recognized as one of `` cascade business news '' ' `` 40 under 40 . ''she was also co-chair of the oregon renewable energy working group , which developed clean energy standards for the state .in october 2014 , hayes began receiving increased public attention from ongoing media coverage prompted by articles from `` willamette week '' reporter nigel jaquiss and `` the oregonian '' .in january 2015 , 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 .on february 13 , 2015 , kitzhaber announced that he would resign as governor .