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'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor of the State of [[New Mexico]]. He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].  He was nominated as Secertary of Commerce in the [[Obama Administration]] but was forced to withdraw when he became the target of a corruption investigation.  Althoug he has no 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 Hispanicsconnections and looks.  His political career is independent of the [[Latino]] community.

'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor of the State of [[New Mexico]]. He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].  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.  Although he has no 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.

Bill Richardson withdrew from the 2008 Presidential race on January 9th, 2008. <ref>

Bill Richardson withdrew from the 2008 Presidential race on January 9th, 2008. <ref>

[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/ AP: Bill Richardson Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel]], January 9, 2008</ref> He withdrew after he first only came forth in the the Iowa caucus with 2% of the votes, and then vame also forth in the New Hampshire primaries where he won 5%.  This showed that  he could not compete with his rivals’ star power, despite his credentials.

[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/ AP: Bill Richardson Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel]], January 9, 2008</ref> He withdrew after he trailed in fourth place in the the Iowa caucus with 2% of the votes, and then trailed in fourth in the New Hampshire primaries where he won 5%.  This showed that  he could not compete with his rivals’ star power, despite his credentials.

Richardson received a "Pants on Fire" award from [[PolitiFact]] for this false statement to an Iowa crowd on Labor Day 2007. {{cquote| Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.}}  

Richardson received a "Pants on Fire" award from [[PolitiFact]] for this false statement to an Iowa crowd on Labor Day 2007. {{cquote| Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.}}