Richard Neal
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Richard Neal is a longtime Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who has served as chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Neal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10631712 — 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: Richard Neal Context triple: [Kevin Brady, succeededBy, Richard Neal]
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Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
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B.
Jason Shuman
Jason Shuman is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the sports drama series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty."
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C.
David Arkin
David Arkin was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in several 1970s films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
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D.
George Sowards
George Sowards is an actor known for his role in the film "Shotgun."
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E.
Jay Ryan
Jay Ryan is a New Zealand actor best known for his television roles in series like "Beauty & the Beast" and "Top of the Lake," as well as his work in film.
- 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: Richard Neal Target entity description: Richard Neal is a longtime Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who has served as chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
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A.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
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B.
Jason Shuman
Jason Shuman is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the sports drama series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty."
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C.
David Arkin
David Arkin was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in several 1970s films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
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D.
George Sowards
George Sowards is an actor known for his role in the film "Shotgun."
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E.
Jay Ryan
Jay Ryan is a New Zealand actor best known for his television roles in series like "Beauty & the Beast" and "Top of the Lake," as well as his work in film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| assumedOfficeAsU.S.Representative | 1989-01-03 ⓘ |
| caucusMembership |
Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
NERFINISHED
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New Democrat Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-02-14 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor’s degree
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Master’s degree ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American International College
NERFINISHED
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University of Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsChairOfWaysAndMeans | 2023-01-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasSignatureIssue |
Social Security and Medicare policy
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tax policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership on tax and trade legislation
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longtime service in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Richard Edmund Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommittee | United States House Committee on Ways and Means NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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teacher ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationInCongress | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means
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Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts ⓘ Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts City Council ⓘ Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means ⓘ United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsChairOfWaysAndMeans | Kevin Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsU.S.RepresentativeForMA-01 | John Olver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsU.S.RepresentativeForMA-02 | Edward Boland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyRepresented | Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents | Massachusetts's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Maureen Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsChairOfWaysAndMeans | 2019-01-03 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsRankingMemberOfWaysAndMeans | 2023-01-03 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsChairOfWaysAndMeans | Jason Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsU.S.RepresentativeForMA-02 | Jim McGovern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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Instruction
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Input
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