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Bill Redmond
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 3rd district
In office
May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byBill Richardson
Succeeded byTom Udall
Personal details
Born (1954-01-28) January 28, 1954 (age 70)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationLincoln Christian College and Seminary (BA)
Murray State University (MEd)

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 Chicago. He graduated from Lincoln Christian College in 1979 and was ordained as an independent Christian Church minister. Prior to attending Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, Redmond attended Murray State University, where he majored in Political Science and Accounting. In 1988 Redmond Graduated with a Masters of Divinity (MDiv.) in Theology and Philosophy from Lincoln Christian Seminary then moved to New Mexico.

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 Democratic incumbent, Bill Richardson. Three months later, Richardson resigned to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Redmond was a candidate in the special election for the balance of Richardson's term. He was initially considered an underdog, but won by 3,000 votes. Green Party candidate Carol Miller took 17% of the vote, running as a more progressive alternative to Democrat Eric Serna. Miller's surprisingly strong campaign may have benefited Redmond by attracting potential Serna voters. Miller received over 17,000 votes, vastly exceeding the 3,000 vote margin Redmond held over Serna.

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%. 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 U.S. Senate in 2000 and was defeated by incumbent Jeff Bingaman 62% to 38%.

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.

References

  1. "Udall wins Redmond's New Mexico House seat". Associated Press. November 4, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  2. "Democrats for Redmond - Letter of Support (1998) - on Newspapers.com". The Taos News. October 29, 1998. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

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Party political offices
Preceded byColin R. McMillan Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New Mexico
(Class 1)
2000 		Succeeded byAllen McCulloch
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byBill Richardson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999 		Succeeded byTom Udall
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Preceded byJohn E. Cunninghamas former U.S. Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as former U.S. Representative 		Succeeded byCharles Djouas former U.S. Representative
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