Michelle Paige Paterson

Michelle Paige Paterson
Michelle R. Paige Paterson
Born Michelle R. Paige
April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01) (age 50)
Fairfield, California, USA
Known for First Lady of New York state, USA
Spouse David Paterson
Children 2

Michelle R. Paige Paterson (born April 1, 1961[1] in Fairfield, California[2]) was the First Lady of New York state. The wife of New York Governor David Paterson, she became the First Lady on March 17, 2008, when her husband was sworn in as Governor, following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Paige Paterson is the first African American First Lady in New York's history.

Michelle Paige Paterson spent her early years in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City before moving to Staten Island, another New York City borough[2] where she was raised by her mother, a Postal Service manager.[3] She attended Syracuse University and earned a graduate degree in health-care management from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. She has been married to David Paterson since November 21, 1992; he is her second husband. They have a son together (born February 1994) (Alex) and Paige Paterson has a daughter (Ashley) from her first marriage, who has been raised by Paterson.[3][4]

Paige Paterson is director of the integrated-wellness program at the Health Insurance Plan of New York HMO, a program that assists individuals with chronic health problems to better manage their conditions by helping them to improve their life skills.[3] She previously worked as a lobbyist for North General Hospital in Manhattan.[5]

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On March 18, 2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had affairs with other people.[6] Making these admissions was a strategy she supported in order to start David Paterson's governorship with full disclosure and to avoid "stoking the rumor mill".[3]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Silda Wall Spitzer
First Lady of New York
2008 –2011
Succeeded by
Vacant
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Second Lady of New York
2007 –2008
Succeeded by
Kathleen M. Doyle

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