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|name = Michelle Paige Paterson
|name = Michelle Paige Paterson
|image = NY State First Lady Michelle Paige Patterson.jpg
|image = NY State First Lady Michelle Paige Patterson.jpg
| office = First Lady of New York
| office = [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of New York|First Lady of New York]]
| term_start = March 17, 2008
| term_start = March 17, 2008
| term_end = December 31, 2010
| term_end = December 31, 2010
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| predecessor = [[Silda Wall Spitzer]]
| predecessor = [[Silda Wall Spitzer]]
| successor = [[Sandra Lee (chef)|Sandra Lee]] {{small|(de facto)}}
| successor = [[Sandra Lee (chef)|Sandra Lee]] {{small|(de facto)}}

|office1= [[Second Lady]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]
|term_label1 = In role
|lieutenant_governor1 = [[David Paterson]]
|term_start1= January 1, 2007
|term_end1= March 17, 2008
|predecessor1= Anthony Ricci
|successor1= Gail Skelos (acting)

| governor = [[David Paterson]]
| governor = [[David Paterson]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|1}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|1}}
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516220920/http://www.nypost.com/seven/03122008/news/regionalnews/1st_lady_in_waiting_has_healthy_ambition_101545.htm
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516220920/http://www.nypost.com/seven/03122008/news/regionalnews/1st_lady_in_waiting_has_healthy_ambition_101545.htm
|archivedate = 2008-05-16
|archivedate = 2008-05-16
}}</ref>) was the [[First Lady]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] state. Then-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 was the first [[African American]] First Lady in New York's history.
}}</ref>) was the [[First Lady]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] state. Then-wife of [[New York Governor]] [[David Paterson]], she became the [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of New York|First Lady of New York]] on March 17, 2008, when her husband was sworn in as governor, following the resignation of [[Eliot Spitzer]]. Paige Paterson was the first [[African American]] First Lady in New York's history.


Michelle Paige Paterson spent her early years in the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]] in New York City before moving to [[Staten Island]], another New York City borough<ref name="Health'y" /> where she was raised by her mother, a Postal Service manager.<ref name="bedofroses">{{cite news
Michelle Paige Paterson spent her early years in the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]] in New York City before moving to [[Staten Island]], another New York City borough<ref name="Health'y" /> where she was raised by her mother, a Postal Service manager.<ref name="bedofroses">{{cite news
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| first = Robin
| first = Robin
| title = No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady
| title = No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady
| publisher = New York Times
| work = New York Times
| date = 2008-06-06
| date = 2008-06-06
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/nyregion/06lives.html?scp=1&sq=No+Bed+of+Roses+for+a+Sudden+First+Lady&st=nyt
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/nyregion/06lives.html
| accessdate = 2008-06-16}}</ref> She attended [[Syracuse University]] and earned a graduate degree in health-care management from [[Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy]]. She married David Paterson on November 21, 1992; he was her second husband. They have a son together, born February 1994, named Alex. Paige Paterson has a daughter, Ashley, from her first marriage, who was raised by Paterson.<ref name="bedofroses" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/15/nyregion/20080316_PATERSON_TIMELINE.html | work=The New York Times | title=From Harlem to Albany | first1=Eric | last1=Bishop | first2=Nick | last2=Corasaniti | first3=Alexis | last3=Mainland | first4=Emily S. | last4=Rueb | first5=Tanzina | last5=Vega | first6=Sarah | last6=Wheaton | date=2008-03-15 | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref>
| accessdate = 2008-06-16}}</ref> She attended [[Syracuse University]] and earned a graduate degree in health-care management from [[Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy]]. She married David Paterson on November 21, 1992; he was her second husband. They have a son together, born February 1994, named Alex. Paige Paterson has a daughter, Ashley, from her first marriage, who was raised by Paterson.<ref name="bedofroses" /><ref>{{cite news| url=https://nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/15/nyregion/20080316_PATERSON_TIMELINE.html | work=The New York Times | title=From Harlem to Albany | first1=Eric | last1=Bishop | first2=Nick | last2=Corasaniti | first3=Alexis | last3=Mainland | first4=Emily S. | last4=Rueb | first5=Tanzina | last5=Vega | author5-link=Tanzina Vega | first6=Sarah | last6=Wheaton | date=2008-03-15 | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref>


Paige Paterson is director of the integrated-wellness program at the [[Health Insurance Plan of New York]] [[Health maintenance organization|HMO]], a program that assists individuals with chronic health problems to better manage their conditions by helping them to improve their life skills.<ref name="bedofroses" /> She previously worked as a [[lobbying|lobbyist]] for [[North General Hospital]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref name="booster">{{cite news
Paige Paterson is director of the integrated-wellness program at the [[Health Insurance Plan of New York]] [[Health maintenance organization|HMO]], a program that assists individuals with chronic health problems to better manage their conditions by helping them to improve their life skills.<ref name="bedofroses" /> She previously worked as a [[lobbying|lobbyist]] for [[North General Hospital]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref name="booster">{{cite news
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| first = Keith
| first = Keith
| title = Former lobbyist, first lady Paterson a health care booster
| title = Former lobbyist, first lady Paterson a health care booster
| publisher = New York Times
| work = New York Times
| date = 2008-03-12
| date = 2008-03-12
| url = http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-lifirs0313,0,5754511.story | accessdate = 2008-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/item_AXzIqdOqjjC69osfq5hx1N | title =1ST-LADY-IN-WAITING HAS ‘HEALTH’Y AMBITION| work=New York Post | first=Maggie | last=Haberman}}</ref>
| url = http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-lifirs0313,0,5754511.story | accessdate = 2008-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/item_AXzIqdOqjjC69osfq5hx1N | title =1ST-LADY-IN-WAITING HAS 'HEALTH'Y AMBITION| work=New York Post | first=Maggie | last=Haberman}}</ref>


On March 18, 2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had [[Affair#Sex and romance|affair]]s with other people.<ref name="otherwoman">{{cite news
On March 18, 2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had [[Affair#Sex and romance|affair]]s with other people.<ref name="otherwoman">{{cite news
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| first = Juan
| first = Juan
| title = Gov. Paterson admits to sex with other woman for years
| title = Gov. Paterson admits to sex with other woman for years
| publisher = Daily News
| work = Daily News
| date = 2008-03-18
| date = 2008-03-18
| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/17/2008-03-17_gov_paterson_admits_to_sex_with_other_wo.html
| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/17/2008-03-17_gov_paterson_admits_to_sex_with_other_wo.html
| accessdate = 2008-06-16
| accessdate = 2008-06-16
| location=New York}}</ref> 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".<ref name="bedofroses" />
| location=New York}}</ref> 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".<ref name="bedofroses" />

==Further reading==
*[[David Paterson|Paterson, David]] ''"Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."'' New York, New York, 2020


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 8 January 2024

Michelle Paige Paterson
First Lady of New York
In role
March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010
GovernorDavid Paterson
Preceded bySilda Wall Spitzer
Succeeded bySandra Lee (de facto)
Second Lady of New York
In role
January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008
Lieutenant GovernorDavid Paterson
Preceded byAnthony Ricci
Succeeded byGail Skelos (acting)
Personal details
Born (1961-04-01) April 1, 1961 (age 63)
Fairfield, California, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1992; div. 2014)​
Children2
Known forFirst Lady of New York state

Michelle R. Paige Paterson (born April 1, 1961[1] in Fairfield, California[2]) was the First Lady of New York state. Then-wife of New York Governor David Paterson, she became the First Lady of New York on March 17, 2008, when her husband was sworn in as governor, following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Paige Paterson was 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 married David Paterson on November 21, 1992; he was her second husband. They have a son together, born February 1994, named Alex. Paige Paterson has a daughter, Ashley, from her first marriage, who was 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][6]

On March 18, 2008, Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had affairs with other people.[7] 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]

Further reading

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  • Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity." New York, New York, 2020

References

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  1. ^ California Births, 1905-1995
  2. ^ a b Haberman, Maggie (2008-03-12). "1st Lady-in-Waiting has 'Health'y Ambition". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. ^ a b c d Finn, Robin (2008-06-06). "No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  4. ^ Bishop, Eric; Corasaniti, Nick; Mainland, Alexis; Rueb, Emily S.; Vega, Tanzina; Wheaton, Sarah (2008-03-15). "From Harlem to Albany". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  5. ^ Herbert, Keith (2008-03-12). "Former lobbyist, first lady Paterson a health care booster". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  6. ^ Haberman, Maggie. "1ST-LADY-IN-WAITING HAS 'HEALTH'Y AMBITION". New York Post.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Juan (2008-03-18). "Gov. Paterson admits to sex with other woman for years". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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Preceded by First Lady of New York
2008–2011 		Succeeded by
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