Deval Patrick (July 31, 1956-present) - Governor Patrick attended Harvard University and Law school and soon after graduation began his carrer as a law clerk then as a lawyer for the NAACP. His work there led him to Bill Clinton who appointed Patrick Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in 1994. In later years Patrick worked in private practice and on behalf of several Fortune 100 companies like Coca Cola and United Airlines. Patrick became only the second African-American in U.S. History to be elected state governor when he easily won the Massachusetts race in 2006.