Bill Richardson Official Bio

Bill Richardson

William Blaine Richardson III was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, a U.S. congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Bill Richardson has 772 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 House Highlight as a Democratic Representative for New Mexico's 3rd district. The year with the most videos was 1993 with 87 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2011 with an average of 26,418 views per program. Most appearances with John Edwards (23), Chris Dodd (21), Hillary Clinton (21). Most common tags: Democratic Party, Richardson, New Mexico.

Appearances by Title:c. December 2, 2004 - Present Chair, Democratic Governors Association


Videos: 11 c. October 14, 2002 - Present Gubernatorial Candidate, New Mexico
D-New Mexico


Videos: 3

Previously

Governor,
D-New Mexico January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2011 Videos: 109 Ambassador, United Nations, United States c. February 13, 1997 - c. January 12, 1998 Videos: 15 Secretary, Department of Energy c. January 12, 1998 - c. January 20, 2001 Videos: 58 U.S. Representative, D-NM 3rd January 3, 1983 - February 13, 1997 Videos: 570

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