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Bill Richardson

30th Governor of New Mexico; Ninth U.S. Secretary of Energy; 21st U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
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Summary

RICHARDSON, William Blaine, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 15, 1947; graduated from Middlesex High School, Concord, Mass., 1966; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1970; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Mass., 1971; international business consultant; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-seventh Congress, 1980; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, until his resignation February 13, 1997, (January 3, 1983-February 13, 1997); unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008; United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1997-1998; Secretary of Energy, 1998-2001; Governor of New Mexico, 2003 to present.

Biographical

  • Full Name: William Blaine Richardson III
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Nov. 15, 1947
  • Date of Death: Sept. 1, 2023 (age: 75)
  • Place of Birth: Pasadena, Calif.

Office History

Congressional Offices:

Election Results

  • 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 67.25%
    Democrat
    William Thomas Redmond (Bill), 30.54%
    Republican
    Ed D Nagel, 2.21%
    Libertarian
  • 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 63.59%
    Democrat
    F Gregg Bemis Jr, 34.06%
    Republican
    Ed Nagel, 2.35%
    Libertarian
  • 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 67.42%
    Democrat
    F Gregg Bemis Jr, 29.95%
    Republican
    Ed Nagel, 2.63%
    Libertarian
  • 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 74.46%
    Democrat
    Phil T Archuletta, 25.54%
    Republican
  • 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 73.11%
    Democrat
    Cecilia M Salazar, 26.89%
    Republican
  • 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 71.30%
    Democrat
    David F Cargo, 28.70%
    Republican
  • 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 60.81%
    Democrat
    Louis H Gallegos, 37.74%
    Republican
    Shirley Machocky Jones, 1.45%
    Libertarian
  • 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)
    3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 64.49%
    Democrat
    Marjorie Bell Chambers, 35.39%
    Republican
  • 1981 (Nov. 4, 1980 election)
    1st Congressional District of New Mexico
    Manuel Luján Jr., 51.01%
    Republican
    William Blaine Richardson III (Bill), 48.99%
    Democrat

Associated Organizations

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