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
I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.
"Government" is the name we give to the things we choose to do together.
A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.
Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.
Hope for the best and work for it.
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
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.
We are not finished, we don't believe, with these indictments. We're looking deeper into this particular Klan activity in South Carolina and we intend to get to the bottom of it.
We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.
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.
I remember how my dad was so into herbal solutions and health food well before that stuff became popular.
People aren't going to go bankrupt anymore if they have a serious illness, which was a serious issue here in the country before the Affordable Care Act. And, in fact, the expense of expanding health care for those who need the subsidy is picked up by the federal government for most of the early years.
The summer before my third year of law school, I worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C. I turned 25 that July, and on my birthday, my father happened to be playing in a local jazz club called Pigfoot and invited me to join him. I hadn't spent a birthday with him since I was 3, but I agreed.
This is a horrific day in Boston. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have been injured.