Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has married his longtime partner, Diana Taylor, after more than 25 years together.
Bloomberg, 84, and Taylor, 71, tied the knot on Monday,
November 9, at a small private ceremony at their Upper East Side home alongside
family, including his daughters, Emma and Georgina, a spokesperson for
Bloomberg said in a statement.
The pair met 26 years ago after a chance seating
arrangement.
“The two first crossed paths when they sat next to each
other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while he was first running for
Mayor,” Bloomberg’s spokesperson said.
Bloomberg, a billionaire philanthropist who served three
terms as City Mayor before a failed presidential run in 2020, married Susan
Brown in 1976, and they were together until 1993.
Taylor, who was also once married, was approved as chair of
the New York City Ballet’s board of directors in 2021.
She defended her then-boyfriend Micheal Bloomberg
at a “Women for Mike” rally in Texas during his 2020 presidential run, offering
some choice words to people concerned about demeaning comments he made about
women.
“It was 30 years ago. Get over it,” Taylor told CBS News at
the time.
“In none of them was he accused of doing anything other than
saying something nasty to a woman. That is not who he is. Life has changed,”
she said.
“I grew up in that world. It was a bro culture. We have come
a very, very long way and Michael Bloomberg has been at the forefront of that
change,” she added.
While Bloomberg was mayor, Taylor served as superintendent
of banking for New York State in Gov. George E. Pataki’s administration.
She also frequently accompanied Bloomberg to events at City
Hall when he was the Mayor.
Bloomberg, who has switched political parties over his
career, reportedly gave $80 million to Democrats ahead of the midterm
elections, the Times reported last month.
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