John Baldacci
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John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Baldacci canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9958566 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Baldacci Context triple: [Angus King, succeededBy (Governor of Maine), John Baldacci]
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A.
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist known for his fast-paced legal and political thrillers, including "Absolute Power" and the "King & Maxwell" series.
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Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
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C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
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D.
Dale Brown
Dale Brown is a former American college basketball coach best known for leading the LSU Tigers men's basketball program to national prominence from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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E.
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the Netflix sitcom "The Ranch" and working on several popular comedy series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Baldacci Target entity description: John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A.
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist known for his fast-paced legal and political thrillers, including "Absolute Power" and the "King & Maxwell" series.
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B.
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
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C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
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D.
Dale Brown
Dale Brown is a former American college basketball coach best known for leading the LSU Tigers men's basketball program to national prominence from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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E.
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the American low-cost airline Allegiant Air.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| birthName | John Elias Baldacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bangor, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
as Governor of Maine: January 5, 2011
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as U.S. Representative: January 3, 2003 ⓘ |
| familyName | Baldacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Maine State Senate
NERFINISHED
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Specialist ⓘ |
| name | John Baldacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dirigo Health program in Maine
NERFINISHED
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health care reform efforts in Maine ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 73rd Governor of Maine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Maine
NERFINISHED
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Mayor of Bangor, Maine ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy |
as Governor of Maine: Angus King
NERFINISHED
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as U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd district: Olympia Snowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented |
Maine
NERFINISHED
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Maine's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Maine Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Karen Baldacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Maine: January 8, 2003
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as U.S. Representative: January 3, 1995 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
as Governor of Maine: Paul LePage
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as U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd district: Mike Michaud ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Baldacci Description of subject: John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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