We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.

citizen by birthright was raised during his childhood in Mexico City. Second term

Richardson won his second term as Governor of New Mexico on November 7 2006 68–32% against former New Mexico Republican Party Chairman John Dendahl. Richardson publicly named Lee an employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a suspect who might have given nuclear secrets to the Chinese government.

S. William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15 1947) is an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. In December 2008 he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Commerce Secretary in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later as he was investigated for possibly improper business dealings in New Mexico.