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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 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.

'''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 regarding [[Pay to play]] (forcing businessmen to make campaign contributions before they could get a contract from the state government).   

 

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.