Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick
Senior Advisor of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force
In office
December 1, 2015 – April 13, 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
71st Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 8, 2015
LieutenantTim Murray
Preceded byMitt Romney
Succeeded byCharlie Baker
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
In office
April 22, 1994 – January 20, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Dunne
Succeeded byBill Lee
Personal details
Born
Deval Laurdine Patrick

(1956-07-31) July 31, 1956 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Diane Bemus
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
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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.[1] He announced his candidacy three days later on November 14.[2] He ended his campaign on February 12, 2020 a day after the New Hampshire primary.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Martin (November 11, 2019). "Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering White House Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Stevens, Matt (November 14, 2019). "Deval Patrick Joins the 2020 Race: 'This Won't Be Easy, and It Shouldn't Be'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dzhanova, Yelena (February 12, 2020). "Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick drops out of the 2020 presidential race". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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