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==Tax policies==
==Tax policies==
Richardson was elected governor of New Mexico in November 2002. In his first year, Richardson proposed and won passage of Reagan-style "tax cuts to promote growth and investment" and passed a broad personal income tax cut and won a statewide special election to transfer money from the state's Permanent Fund to meet current expenses and projects.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030201-20051229re_/http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030219-071745-7704r New Mexico cuts taxes to stimulate economy], Phil Magers, United Press International, 2/19/2003.</ref>
Richardson was elected governor of New Mexico in November 2002. In his first year, Richardson proposed and won passage of Reagan-style "tax cuts to promote growth and investment" and passed a broad personal income tax cut and won a statewide special election to transfer money from the state's Permanent Fund to meet current expenses and projects.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030201-20051229re_/https://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030219-071745-7704r New Mexico cuts taxes to stimulate economy], Phil Magers, United Press International, 2/19/2003.</ref>
==Accounting scandal==
==Accounting scandal==
==Campaign finance scandal==
==Campaign finance scandal==
In April 2007 it was revealed Richardson had been the beneficiary of tainted cash donations to his campaign by several federally indicted high-level New Mexico conspirators who had bilked the State out of about $4 million for construction of a new courthouse in Abluquerque.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/02/politics/p153853D56.DTL&type=politics Scandal Players Donated to Richardson], By Barry Massey, Associated Press 2 April 2007.</ref>
In April 2007 it was revealed Richardson had been the beneficiary of tainted cash donations to his campaign by several federally indicted high-level New Mexico conspirators who had bilked the State out of about $4 million for construction of a new courthouse in Abluquerque.<ref>[https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/02/politics/p153853D56.DTL&type=politics Scandal Players Donated to Richardson], By Barry Massey, Associated Press 2 April 2007.</ref>
==2008 Presidential Campaign==
==2008 Presidential Campaign==