'''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]]. 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). | '''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]]. 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). |