Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
Deval Laurdine Patrickis an American politician and civil rights lawyer who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as the United States assistant attorney general for the civil rights division under President Bill Clinton. He was first elected in 2006, succeeding Mitt Romney who chose not to run, and re-elected in 2010. He is the first and currently, the only African-American to have served as governor of Massachusetts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 July 1956
CountryUnited States of America
Massachusetts invested in me 36 years ago. I lived in Chicago in a two bedroom tenement. I came to Massachusetts when I was 14. I had a scholarship to Milton Academy which to me was the other side of the world.
I grew up on the south side of Chicago, most of that time on welfare. My mother and sister and I used to live with my grandparents and various cousins. We shared a two-bedroom tenement, and the three of us slept in one of those bedrooms and had a set of bunk beds.
Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.
It's a free country. I wish it weren't.
If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go,
We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up
I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House
Hope for the best and work for it.
For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.
Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.
I don't want to be a senator.
Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.
We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.
A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.