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Line 2: − − '''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor of the State of [[New Mexico]] from 2003 to 2011. He previously has served as a Congressman, United States Ambassadors to the United Nations, and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/03/transition.wrap/index.html Obama nominates Richardson for Cabinet.]</ref> He was nominated as Secretary of Commerce in the [[Obama Administration]] but was forced to withdraw when he became the target of a [[corruption]] investigation regarding [[Pay to play]] (forcing businessmen to make campaign contributions before they could get a contract from the state government); in 2009, federal prosecutors dropped the pending investigation against Richardson although several close aides and appointees are now serving time upon being convicted. − − Although Richardson has no historic connection to the [[Latino]] population of the U.S. (his mother was from Mexico), he moved to New Mexico and became governor to capitalize on his Hispanic connections and looks. His political career is independent of the Latino community. − Line 49:
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'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor of the State of [[New Mexico]] from 2003 to 2011. He previously has served as a Congressman, United States Ambassadors to the United Nations, and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/03/transition.wrap/index.html Obama nominates Richardson for Cabinet.]</ref> He was nominated as Secretary of Commerce in the [[Obama Administration]] but was forced to withdraw when he became the target of a [[corruption]] investigation regarding [[Pay to play]] (forcing businessmen to make campaign contributions before they could get a contract from the state government); in 2009, federal prosecutors dropped the pending investigation against Richardson although several close aides and appointees are now serving time upon being convicted.
Although Richardson has no historic connection to the [[Latino]] population of the U.S. (his mother was from Mexico), he moved to New Mexico and became governor to capitalize on his Hispanic connections and looks. His political career is independent of the Latino community.
== Early life ==
== Early life ==