Terri Sewell
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Terri Sewell is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama and the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Terri Sewell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5476830 — 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: Terri Sewell Context triple: [Alabama's 7th congressional district, currentRepresentative, Terri Sewell]
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A.
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from California known for her outspoken advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and financial regulation.
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B.
Toni Estes
Toni Estes is an American R&B singer and songwriter known for her work in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including collaborations with prominent artists and contributions to contemporary R&B tracks.
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C.
Adrianne Alsobrooks
Adrianne Alsobrooks is an American designer and artist best known for her work on the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
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D.
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney is an American politician and former Democratic congresswoman from Georgia who became the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2008.
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E.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives known for her advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and progressive legislation.
- 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: Terri Sewell Target entity description: Terri Sewell is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama and the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
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A.
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from California known for her outspoken advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and financial regulation.
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B.
Toni Estes
Toni Estes is an American R&B singer and songwriter known for her work in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including collaborations with prominent artists and contributions to contemporary R&B tracks.
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C.
Adrianne Alsobrooks
Adrianne Alsobrooks is an American designer and artist best known for her work on the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
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D.
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney is an American politician and former Democratic congresswoman from Georgia who became the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2008.
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E.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives known for her advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and progressive legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Philosophy ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
United States House Committee on Ways and Means
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| facebookPage | RepTerriSewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ public and international affairs ⓘ |
| givenName | Terrycina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | included in various lists of influential African-American politicians ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://sewell.house.gov ⓘ |
| instagramAccount | @repterrsewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
infrastructure and economic development initiatives in Alabama's Black Belt
ⓘ
support for Affordable Care Act ⓘ voting rights advocacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congressional Black Caucus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Democrat Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableAchievement | first Black woman elected to the United States Congress from Alabama ⓘ |
| notableWork | Voting Rights Advancement Act sponsorship ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huntsville, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district
ⓘ
United States representative ⓘ |
| precededBy | Artur Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represents | Alabama's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| twitterAccount | @RepTerriSewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Birmingham, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terri Sewell Description of subject: Terri Sewell is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama and the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.