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Michelle Paige Paterson
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| First Lady of New York | |
| In role March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Governor | David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Silda Wall Spitzer |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lee (de facto) |
| Second Lady of New York | |
| In role January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008 |
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| Lieutenant Governor | David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Anthony Ricci |
| Succeeded by | Gail Skelos (acting) |
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| Born | April 1, 1961 Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Known for | First Lady of New York state |
Michelle R. Paige Paterson (born April 1, 1961 in Fairfield, California) 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 where she was raised by her mother, a Postal Service manager. 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.
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. She previously worked as a lobbyist for North General Hospital in Manhattan.
