 Having legally changed his middle name to "Pro-Life" in 2004, Richardson filed for the 2006 Idaho governor's race as Marvin Pro-Life Richardson.The Idaho Secretary of State's office would not allow Richardson to appear on the ballot with his new middle name, although he could be listed as Marvin P. Richardson.Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said, "We've made it clear to him since March we were not going to put 'pro-life' on the ballot, and that's still our position.