1. William Thomas Redmond was born on January 28,1954 and is an American politician and minister who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico.
12 Facts About Bill Redmond
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Bill Redmond is the only Republican to represent this district.
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Bill Redmond graduated from Lincoln Christian College in 1979 and was ordained as an independent Christian Church minister.
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Bill Redmond served in the United States Army Reserve from 1985 until 1993 as part of an Army chaplain candidate program.
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Bill Redmond ran for Congress in 1996 and was defeated by the district's longtime Democratic incumbent, Bill Richardson.
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Bill Redmond was a candidate in the special election for the balance of Richardson's term.
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Bill Redmond was initially considered an underdog, but won by 3,017 votes.
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Miller received 17,101 votes, vastly exceeding the 3,017 vote margin Bill Redmond held over Serna.
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In October 1998, Democrats for Bill Redmond described him as "truly an activist congressman" and "a man of integrity and a man who keeps his word".
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Reasons expressed for Democratic support for Bill 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.
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Bill Redmond was endorsed by the All Indian Pueblo Council for fighting for the rights of Native Americans.
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Bill Redmond won the Republican nomination for the US Senate in 2000 and lost to democratic incumbent Jeff Bingaman by 138,227 votes.