Lamar S. Smith
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Lamar S. Smith is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in technology and intellectual property legislation, including authoring the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lamar Smith | 2 |
| Lamar S. Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8766001 — 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: Lamar S. Smith Context triple: [Stop Online Piracy Act, sponsor, Lamar S. Smith]
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A.
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas who has served in Congress since 2005 and is known for his work on national security and foreign affairs.
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B.
Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions is a long-serving Republican politician from Texas who has represented multiple congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives and held key leadership roles in the chamber.
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C.
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling is an American Republican politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
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D.
John Cornyn
John Cornyn is a long-serving Republican U.S. Senator from Texas known for his leadership roles in the Senate and his focus on judicial, security, and intellectual property issues.
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E.
Sam Graves
Sam Graves is a Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri who has served in Congress since 2001 and is known for his leadership on transportation and infrastructure issues.
- 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: Lamar S. Smith Target entity description: Lamar S. Smith is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in technology and intellectual property legislation, including authoring the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
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A.
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas who has served in Congress since 2005 and is known for his work on national security and foreign affairs.
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B.
Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions is a long-serving Republican politician from Texas who has represented multiple congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives and held key leadership roles in the chamber.
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C.
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling is an American Republican politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
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D.
John Cornyn
John Cornyn is a long-serving Republican U.S. Senator from Texas known for his leadership roles in the Senate and his focus on judicial, security, and intellectual property issues.
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E.
Sam Graves
Sam Graves is a Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri who has served in Congress since 2001 and is known for his leadership on transportation and infrastructure issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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former member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Southern Methodist University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Stop Online Piracy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-11-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonEndTime |
2013-01-03
ⓘ
2019-01-03 ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf |
United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House Committee on the Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonStartTime |
2011-01-03
ⓘ
2013-01-03 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Southern Methodist University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| endTime | 2019-01-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intellectual property law
ⓘ
public policy ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | 2 children ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
ⓘ
intellectual property legislation ⓘ technology legislation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House Committee on the Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| name | Lamar Seeligson Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Stop Online Piracy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st district ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationDuringOffice | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tom Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| representedDistrict | Texas's 21st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorOfLegislation | Stop Online Piracy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Chip Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamar S. Smith Description of subject: Lamar S. Smith is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in technology and intellectual property legislation, including authoring the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lamar Smith
this entity surface form:
Lamar Smith