Oregon 's first lady said she married an immigrant in exchange for money . Cylvia Hayes said she agreed to the marriage in 1997 and got divorced in 2002 . Her longtime partner and fiancé , Gov . `` This is the most painful part for me , '' Cylvia Hayes , 47 , said in a news conference in Portland . `` John Kitzhaber deserved to know the history of the person he was forming a relationship with . John Kitzhaber did n't know about it until this week . Comment:
Oregon 's first lady said she married an immigrant in exchange for money . Cylvia Hayes said she agreed to the marriage in 1997 and got divorced in 2002 . Her longtime partner and fiancé , Gov . John Kitzhaber did n't know about it until this week . Comment: