In 2006 Deval Patrick was elected this state's first African-American governor
[DOC] [TLE] Majority of states have Democratic governor - CNN.com [PAR] POSTED: 1:09 p.m. EST, November 8, 2006 ... NEW: Deval Patrick to be second 
elected black governor since Reconstruction ... Department official Deval Patrick 
became the state's first African-American governor and only the second elected... [DOC] [TLE] Deval Patrick, a political breath of fresh air | African American Registry [PAR] In 1979, Patrick returned to the United States and enrolled at Harvard Law 
School.