DOSSIER: CLS-538 · SUBJECT: Bill Richardson · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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538. Bill Richardson (D)C 6.0 [Read Bio]

30th Governor of New Mexico 2003-2011 · 21st U.S. Secretary of Energy 1998-2001 (Clinton) · 12th U.S. Ambassador to UN 1997-1998 · U.S. Representative NM-3 1983-1997 · 2008 D presidential primary candidate · Sustained Pyongyang + Havana hostage negotiations · Deceased September 1, 2023
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Strengths: M14 Score 8 — Tufts B.A. + sustained hostage-negotiation private-diplomacy engagement (Pyongyang + Havana + Sudan + Saddam Iraq prisoner-release efforts 1995-2023); M02 + M07 cross-aisle institutional engagement.

Full Personnel File

Civic Leader Bio — Bill Richardson

30th Governor of New Mexico 2003-2011 · 21st U.S. Secretary of Energy 1998-2001 (Clinton) · 12th U.S. Ambassador to UN 1997-1998 · U.S. Representative NM-3 1983-1997 · 2008 D presidential primary candidate · Sustained Pyongyang + Havana hostage negotiations · Deceased September 1, 2023
Bio version 1.0 (baseline fill) · File #538
Composite: C 6.0
Four Pillars: 24/40 (Moderate)
File #373
Severity Flags: 0
Bio Quality: C

Verifiable Quotes

Documented statements.

January 6, 2021 was a serious assault on the constitutional order.
January 7, 2021 · M07 Anchor — Constitutional Defense

Additional sourced quotes pending research pass.

1.Identity

Bill Richardson. 30th Governor of New Mexico 2003-2011 · 21st U.S. Secretary of Energy 1998-2001 (Clinton) · 12th U.S. Ambassador to UN 1997-1998 · U.S. Representative NM-3 1983-1997 · 2008 D presidential primary candidate · Sustained Pyongyang + Havana hostage negotiations · Deceased September 1, 2023. Party affiliation: Democratic. Composite assessment: C 6.0.

This personnel file is a baseline entry generated from public roster data. The four-pillar score reflects the framework's anchored measures applied to documented public conduct. Detailed evidence appendix entries — primary-source quotes, dated incidents, voting record specifics — are scheduled for the next research pass.

2.Career Profile

Bill Richardson's public record per the roster header: 30th Governor of New Mexico 2003-2011 · 21st U.S. Secretary of Energy 1998-2001 (Clinton) · 12th U.S. Ambassador to UN 1997-1998 · U.S. Representative NM-3 1983-1997 · 2008 D presidential primary candidate · Sustained Pyongyang + Havana hostage negotiations · Deceased September 1, 2023.

Framework evaluation applies the same 14-measure rubric used across the dossier. The composite of C 6.0 situates this officeholder in the moderate tier under the Doctrine of the Seat. Pillar breakdown: 24/40 (Moderate).

Specific anchor evidence (M01 substantive output · M05 rhetoric pattern · M07 constitutional posture · M11 rule-of-law disposition) requires per-officeholder primary-source research. This bio is marked as a research candidate until the appendix is filled.

7.What The Framework Says

Composite C 6.0 · Four Pillars 24/40 (Moderate). Bill Richardson (D) sits at C 6.0 on the composite. Under the Doctrine of the Seat, this places the officeholder in the moderate tier. The four-pillar score of 24/40 (Moderate) reflects how the framework's followership-accountability dimension reads the public record currently on file.

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