Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said that he hasn't entirely ruled out a White House run on Sunday, Boston.com reported.
Though he has previously stated he is not interested in running in 2016, he told POLITICO that he was still considering running for president in the future.
"Maybe, maybe," the governor said. "That's a decision I have to make along with my wife of 30 years and she's a tough one to convince."
Patrick suggested he might be interested in another run after a "break" from his second term, which ends next year.
"I'd like to have another opportunity to serve. I believe in service. I enjoy it," Patrick said. "I also like coming and going, you know, because I think that my private-sector life has contributed to how I think about public-sector challenges and what I do in the public sector."
According to Boston.com, Patrick has mentioned he hopes to return to the private sector -- where he worked before becoming governor -- prior to any return to service.
Patrick, who succeeded Republican Mitt Romney as governor, is the second African American elected governor in a U.S. state. He also gave a speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention where he famously stated that it's "time for Democrats to stiffen our backbone and stand up for what we believe."
Mary Anne Marsh, a political analyst at NewsCenter 5, said she saw this coming.
"Deval Patrick finally said what everyone has been thinking all along that he's not finished with politics when he's finished being governor of Massachusetts and that's not a surprise," Marsh said.
