(Salem, OR) -- Governor Kitzhaber is asking the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to find out whether his fiancee used her role as first lady to benefit financially and violate state ethics rules. An attorney for Kitzhaber wrote the commission, asking it to look into potential conflict-of-interest relative to contracts awarded to a consulting firm run by Cylvia Hayes. KOIN-TV reports the ethics commission is being requested to determine whether the role of first lady should be deemed similar to that of a public official.