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Michael Dukakis

michael dukakisMichael Dukakis
governor of massachusetts

biography
Michael Stanley Dukakis, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1933, was a a three-term governor of Massachusetts, was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988. The son of immigrants from Greece, Dukakis graduated from Swarthmore College (1955) and Harvard Law School (1960). He was elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 1962, serving four terms. Elected governor in 1974, Dukakis was denied renomination in 1978. Reelected in 1982 and 1986, he claimed some credit for the economic resurgence known the "Massachusetts miracle." The state's economy had soured when he declined to run again in 1990.

Stressing "competence" over "ideology," Dukakis campaigned for the presidency in 1988 in a manner that many observers found uninspiring. He and his running mate, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, lost to the Republicans George Bush and Dan Quayle by 46 percent to 54 percent of the popular vote.

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