Jim Sensenbrenner
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Jim Sensenbrenner is a long-serving Republican former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin known for his influential role in shaping major legislation on surveillance, civil liberties, and the judiciary.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jim Sensenbrenner canonical | 3 |
| Frank Sensenbrenner III | 1 |
| Sensenbrenner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1257166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Sensenbrenner Context triple: [USA FREEDOM Act, introducedBy, Jim Sensenbrenner]
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A.
Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert is an American Republican politician who served as the 51st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007.
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B.
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski was a powerful Democratic U.S. congressman from Chicago who chaired the House Ways and Means Committee and played a key role in national tax and trade legislation before his career ended amid a federal corruption scandal.
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C.
Everett Dirksen
Everett Dirksen was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois known for his influential leadership and key role in passing major civil rights legislation.
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D.
Tom Foley
Tom Foley is an American politician who served as the 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995.
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E.
Ted Stevens
Ted Stevens was a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Alaska who became one of the Senate’s most powerful appropriators and influential conservative lawmakers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Sensenbrenner Target entity description: Jim Sensenbrenner is a long-serving Republican former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin known for his influential role in shaping major legislation on surveillance, civil liberties, and the judiciary.
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A.
Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert is an American Republican politician who served as the 51st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007.
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B.
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski was a powerful Democratic U.S. congressman from Chicago who chaired the House Ways and Means Committee and played a key role in national tax and trade legislation before his career ended amid a federal corruption scandal.
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C.
Everett Dirksen
Everett Dirksen was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois known for his influential leadership and key role in passing major civil rights legislation.
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D.
Tom Foley
Tom Foley is an American politician who served as the 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995.
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E.
Ted Stevens
Ted Stevens was a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Alaska who became one of the Senate’s most powerful appropriators and influential conservative lawmakers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| award received | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1943-06-14 ⓘ |
| educated at |
Stanford University
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University of Wisconsin Law School ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| end cause | retirement from Congress ⓘ |
| end time | 2021-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnic group | German Americans ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jim Sensenbrenner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sensenbrenner
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| field of work |
civil liberties
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judiciary policy ⓘ legislation on surveillance ⓘ |
| givenName |
Frank
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James ⓘ |
| has child |
Bob Sensenbrenner
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Jim Sensenbrenner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Frank Sensenbrenner III
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| has office |
Sam Rayburn House Office Building
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surface form:
Rayburn House Office Building (while in Congress)
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| has parliamentary group |
Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
House Republican Conference
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| has spouse | Cheryl Warren ⓘ |
| known for |
work on civil liberties issues
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work on judiciary policy ⓘ work on surveillance legislation ⓘ |
| member of |
House Committee on the Judiciary
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surface form:
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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| member of political party |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| native language | English ⓘ |
| notable work |
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
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surface form:
FISA Amendments Act reauthorization debates
REAL ID Act of 2005 ⓘ
surface form:
REAL ID Act
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| political party |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| position held |
Chair of the United States House Committee on Science
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Chair of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary ⓘ United States representative ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th congressional district ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| represented | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| residence | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| start time | 1979-01-03 ⓘ |
| work location |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Sensenbrenner Description of subject: Jim Sensenbrenner is a long-serving Republican former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin known for his influential role in shaping major legislation on surveillance, civil liberties, and the judiciary.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sensenbrenner
this entity surface form:
Frank Sensenbrenner III