Patricia M. Taft

Patricia Moore Taft (born December 18, 1984) is an American interior architectural designer, philanthropist, and member of the Taft political dynasty. She is a granddaughter of U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft and a great-granddaughter of U.S. President William Howard Taft. Taft serves on the board of trustees of the Society of Presidential Descendants and is a charter member and member of the board of directors of the National First Ladies Day Commission.

Early life, family, and education Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 18, 1984, to Lloyd Bowers Taft Sr., an investment banker, and Carolyn Moore Taft, a real estate consultant. She is a niece of William Howard Taft III, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, and U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. As a member of both the society and the commission, Taft has made efforts to encourage the United States Congress to honor the First Ladies of the United States and acknowledge the impact they have made on American history by making National First Ladies Day a federal holiday. She was part of the initiative to get the holiday included on the National Day Calendar. The couple met in 2005, while both high school students, at the Cotillion Club of Cincinnati. They live in Santa Monica, California, and have two daughters.

She holds an honorary lifetime membership to the University Club of Washington, D.C. Despite coming from a prominent Republican family, Taft voted for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election.