What is Deval Patrick?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Deval Patrick | image = Deval Patrick official photo.jpg |office = Senior Advisor of the [[Chicago Police Department|Chicago Police Accountability Task Force]] |term_start = December 1, 2015 |term_end = April 13, 2016 |predecessor = Position established |successor = Position abolished |order1 = 71st [[Governor of Massachusetts]] |lieutenant1 = [[Tim Murray]] |term_start1 = January 4, 2007 |term_end1 = January 8, 2015 |predecessor1 = [[Mitt Romney]] |successor1 = [[Charlie Baker]] |office2 = [[United States Assistant Attorney General]] for the [[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights Division]] |president2 = [[Bill Clinton]] |term_start2 = April 22, 1994 |term_end2 = January 20, 1997 |predecessor2 = [[John R. Dunne|John Dunne]] |successor2 = [[Bill Lann Lee|Bill Lee]] |birth_name = Deval Laurdine Patrick |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|31}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Diane Bemus |children = 2 |education = [[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} |signature = Deval Patrick Signature.svg }} '''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 Americans|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 United States presidential election|2020]] [[President of the United States|presidential]] candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https:/