Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
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Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the first openly gay Latina major-party nominee for Texas governor as a Democrat in 2018.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9796519 — 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: Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States) Context triple: [2018 Texas gubernatorial election, candidateParty, Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)]
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A.
Bonnie Watson Coleman – Democratic Party
Bonnie Watson Coleman is a Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey and the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.
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B.
Lumi Cavazos
Lumi Cavazos is a Mexican actress best known internationally for her acclaimed role in the film "Like Water for Chocolate."
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C.
Julia Carin Cavazos
Julia Carin Cavazos, known professionally as Julia Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter recognized for her solo pop hits and for writing chart-topping songs for numerous major artists.
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D.
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is an American Democratic politician serving as the governor of Kansas.
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E.
Janai Nelson
Janai Nelson is a civil rights attorney and legal scholar who serves as the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, one of the United States’ leading racial justice organizations.
- 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: Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States) Target entity description: Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the first openly gay Latina major-party nominee for Texas governor as a Democrat in 2018.
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A.
Bonnie Watson Coleman – Democratic Party
Bonnie Watson Coleman is a Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey and the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.
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B.
Lumi Cavazos
Lumi Cavazos is a Mexican actress best known internationally for her acclaimed role in the film "Like Water for Chocolate."
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C.
Julia Carin Cavazos
Julia Carin Cavazos, known professionally as Julia Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter recognized for her solo pop hits and for writing chart-topping songs for numerous major artists.
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D.
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is an American Democratic politician serving as the governor of Kansas.
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E.
Janai Nelson
Janai Nelson is a civil rights attorney and legal scholar who serves as the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, one of the United States’ leading racial justice organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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law enforcement officer ⓘ political party ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionParticipatedIn | 2018 Texas gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| employer | Dallas County Sheriff’s Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Latino ⓘ |
| familyName | Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public safety
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state and local politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Lupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | Lupe Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberalism
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progressivism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| movement | LGBT rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| name | Lupe Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominated | Lupe Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForOffice | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first female sheriffs of Dallas County, Texas
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being the first openly gay Latina major-party nominee for Texas governor ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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sheriff ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Texas politics ⓘ |
| partOf | LGBT people in Texas politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas
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Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnPoliticalSpectrum | center-left ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Dallas County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| workLocation | Dallas County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States) Description of subject: Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the first openly gay Latina major-party nominee for Texas governor as a Democrat in 2018.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
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candidateParty
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Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
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