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BORN: Nov. 15, 1947, Pasadena, Calif. EDUCATION: Tufts U, B.A., 1970; M.A., 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Barbara RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Business consultant POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1982- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 518, Santa Fe 87504. Tel.: 505-992-8633
Richardson, a rising star in the Democratic Party, has been a hugely successful public servant. His district has sent him to Congress eight times (in 1994 with 64% of the vote). And his President has sent him on a series of sensitive diplomatic missions: he secured the release of U.S. citizens from North Korea and Iraq, and this year traveled to Cuba to negotiate the release of three political prisoners. For his work he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
THE ISSUES Budget NO Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion NO Guns NO Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare NO* Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "With Castro, it was nearing midnight, and I said, 'I came here to negotiate an agreement...I'm going to have to say to the press...that I got nothing. Is that the message you want?' I started making inroads after that."