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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New MexicoRICHARDSON, William Blaine
(1947—)
RICHARDSON, William Blaine, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 15, 1947; graduated from Middlesex High School, Concord, Mass., 1966; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1970; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Mass., 1971; international business consultant; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-seventh Congress, 1980; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, until his resignation February 13, 1997, (January 3, 1983-February 13, 1997); United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1997-1998; Secretary of Energy, 1998-2001; Governor of New Mexico, 2003 to present.
McCutcheon, Chuck. “Can Richardson End the Nuclear Waste War?” Congressional Quarterly Weekly
56 (October 17, 1998): 2807-10.
”William Blaine Richardson” in Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995
. Prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by Carmen E. Enciso and Tracy North, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1995.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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