Bill Redmond
Bill Redmond | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd district | |
In office May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Bill Richardson |
Succeeded by | Tom Udall |
Personal details | |
Born | ) | January 28, 1954
William Thomas Redmond (born January 28, 1954) is an American politician and minister who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico.
Early life and education
Redmond was born in
Career
He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1985 until 1993 as part of an Army chaplain candidate program. Redmond was a minister for the Santa Fe Christian Church and worked as a teacher at University of New Mexico–Los Alamos.
Politics
He ran for Congress in 1996 and was defeated by the district's longtime
Despite representing a Democratic district, Redmond had a solidly-conservative voting record. He ran for a full term in 1998 but lost to state Attorney General Tom Udall, who received 53% to Redmond's 43%.[1] Proving just how heavily-Democratic this district was, no Republican has made a serious bid for the 3rd since Redmond left Congress.
He won the Republican nomination for the
In October 1998, Democrats for Redmond described him as "truly an activist congressman" and "a man of integrity and a man who keeps his word". Reasons expressed for Democratic support for Redmond included "accomplishing more on the Land Grant issue in 16 months than any other elected official in 150 years" and introducing an amendment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in order to bring justice to the affected uranium miners of New Mexico. He was also endorsed by the All Indian Pueblo Council for fighting for the rights of Native Americans.[2]
References
- ^ "Udall wins Redmond's New Mexico House seat". Associated Press. November 4, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
- ^ "Democrats for Redmond - Letter of Support (1998) - on Newspapers.com". The Taos News. October 29, 1998. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
External links
- United States Congress. "Bill Redmond (id: R000567)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN