Deval Patrick

After midterms, Democratic Hopefuls Eye Early-Voting States

Meg Kinnard, Associated PressNovember 22, 2018

Democrats pondering 2020 presidential bids in the aftermath of the midterm elections are pivoting from campaigning for other candidates across the country to refocusing on their own efforts, including moves in early-voting states like South Carolina.

Marc Morial Opinion

Breaking the Gubernatorial Glass Ceiling

Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban LeagueSeptember 14, 2018

In the 240-year history of the United States, four African American men have presided as the chief executive of a state or commonwealth. Only two were elected in their own right – Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, in 2006, and Douglas Wilder of Virginia, in 1989. David Paterson of New York was elevated to the office upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer in 2008