Bill Richardson, a politician known for freeing hostages and other wrongly detained Americans, dead at 75

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Shortly after the return from Sudan, President Clinton appointed him as Ambassador to the United Nations.
61% : From the post at the United Nations, Richardson went on to serve as energy secretary and two terms as governor of New Mexico, and to make a short-lived run at the presidency.
43% : Her brother, Emad Shargi, who spells his surname differently, is an American businessman who has been held in Iran since 2015, and is the subject of discussions of a possible prisoner swap.
41% : As governor, Richardson signed legislation in 2009 that repealed the death penalty, raised teacher salaries and the state minimum wage, and implemented renewable energy requirements.

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