Deval Patrick

Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician. He was elected to be the governor of Massachusetts in 2006. He is the first African-American to be elected governor of that state. He is only the third African-American to be elected a governor of any state in the United States. Patrick ran as a Democrat.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois on 31 July 1956, is a lawyer, and holds two degrees from Harvard University.

On November 11, 2019, The New York Times reported that Patrick was thinking of a 2020 presidential candidacy. He announced his candidacy three days later on November 14. He ended his campaign on February 12, 2020 a day after the New Hampshire primary.

References

Other websites
Deval Patrick for All  official presidential campaign site
Deval Patrick for Governor  official campaign site
National Governors Association - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick  biography
Transcript of Deval Patrick's acceptance speech The Boston Globe, November 8, 2006

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