in New York against Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, but ultimately decided not to run. Personal life Taylor met Bloomberg at a Citizens Budget Commission event in 2000, where they were seated together. Since then the couple has been together and she acted as an unofficial first lady for the city during Bloomberg's mayorship, joining him at social functions and campaigning with him. She has been frequently seen marching with him in parades citywide. During the 2005 New York City transit strike, Taylor stayed with Bloomberg in the city's Office of Emergency Management headquarters in Brooklyn each night of the strike. Taylor campaigned with Bloomberg during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in California, Utah, Arkansas and Alabama. In her civic life, Taylor serves on non-profit and corporate boards that include Hot Bread Kitchen, the International Women's Health Coalition, The New York Women's Foundation, YMCA of Greater New York, ACCION, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Sotheby's, Citigroup, Brookfield Properties and her alma mater Dartmouth She re-registered as a Democrat in 2018. References External links "The Mayor's Lady." The New York Times, February 12, 2006 1955 births Living people State cabinet secretaries of New York (state) First ladies of New York City Women in New York (state) politics Columbia Business School alumni Dartmouth College alumni Directors of Citigroup Milton Academy alumni New York (state) Republicans People from Greenwich, Connecticut 21st-century American women