Kitzhaber defeated [[Republican]] Chris Dudley in the November 2010 election, and was sworn in as Governor in January 2011. He worked as a [[physician]] before entering politics. Kitzhaber is a divorcee. He married Sharon LaCroix in 1995, and divorced her in 2003. They have one son. Kitzhaber currently lives with, but is not married to, Cylvia Hayes, who was also implicated in the scandal that forced him to resign. | Kitzhaber defeated [[Republican]] Chris Dudley in the November 2010 election, and was sworn in as Governor in January 2011. He worked as a [[physician]] before entering politics. Kitzhaber is a divorcee. He married Sharon LaCroix in 1995, and divorced her in 2003. They have one son. Kitzhaber currently lives with, but is not married to, Cylvia Hayes, who was also implicated in the scandal that forced him to resign. |