Cylvia Hayes is an environmentalist consultant and fiancee of former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR). Hayes agreed to a $44,000 settlement with the Oregon Ethics Commission to settle alleged ethics violations arising from an influence-peddling scandal that led to Kitzhaber’s resignation in 2015.¹

1. Associated Press. “Ex-First Lady Agrees to Settle Ethics Charges for $44K,” March 6, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/40164be0b7fb48d8a172f4f52d3023dc.