Mary Cheney
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Mary Cheney is an American political consultant and the openly lesbian daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, known for her involvement in Republican politics and LGBT advocacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Cheney canonical | 5 |
| Mary Claire Cheney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T732519 — 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: Mary Cheney Context triple: [Dick Cheney, child, Mary Cheney]
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A.
Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney is an American author, scholar, and conservative commentator who served as Second Lady of the United States during Dick Cheney’s vice presidency.
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B.
Laura Bush
Laura Bush is an American educator and former librarian who served as First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 during the presidency of her husband, George W. Bush.
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C.
Amy Carter
Amy Carter is the daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, known for growing up in the White House and later engaging in political activism and illustration.
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D.
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush was the former First Lady of the United States and a prominent advocate for family literacy, known for her down-to-earth style and public service.
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E.
Tricia Nixon Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox is the elder daughter of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, known for her prominent role as a White House hostess and her highly publicized 1971 Rose Garden wedding.
- 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: Mary Cheney Target entity description: Mary Cheney is an American political consultant and the openly lesbian daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, known for her involvement in Republican politics and LGBT advocacy.
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A.
Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney is an American author, scholar, and conservative commentator who served as Second Lady of the United States during Dick Cheney’s vice presidency.
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B.
Laura Bush
Laura Bush is an American educator and former librarian who served as First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 during the presidency of her husband, George W. Bush.
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C.
Amy Carter
Amy Carter is the daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, known for growing up in the White House and later engaging in political activism and illustration.
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D.
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush was the former First Lady of the United States and a prominent advocate for family literacy, known for her down-to-earth style and public service.
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E.
Tricia Nixon Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox is the elder daughter of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, known for her prominent role as a White House hostess and her highly publicized 1971 Rose Garden wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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human ⓘ parent ⓘ political consultant ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-03-14 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | American news media ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Colorado College
ⓘ
University of Denver ⓘ |
| employer |
Bush–Cheney 2000 campaign
ⓘ
George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Bush–Cheney 2004 campaign
Coors Brewing Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dick Cheney
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheney
|
| father | Dick Cheney ⓘ |
| genre | political memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter (name not widely public)
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son (name not widely public) ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalView | conservative on many issues while supporting LGBT rights ⓘ |
| hasRole |
campaign strategist
ⓘ
corporate relations manager ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Lynne Cheney ⓘ |
| name |
Mary Cheney
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Claire Cheney
|
| notableEvent | publicly discussed sexual orientation during 2000s political campaigns ⓘ |
| notableFor |
LGBT advocacy within the Republican Party
ⓘ
being openly lesbian daughter of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney ⓘ role in Republican politics ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Dick Cheney
ⓘ
Liz Cheney ⓘ Lynne Cheney ⓘ |
| notableWork | Now It’s My Turn: A Daughter’s Chronicle of Political Life ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
ⓘ
political consultant ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2000 United States presidential election
ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential election, 2000
2004 United States presidential election ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential election, 2004
|
| placeOfBirth | Madison, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld | Director of Vice Presidential Operations for Bush–Cheney 2004 ⓘ |
| positionOnIssue |
opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment
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supported same-sex marriage rights ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| sibling | Liz Cheney ⓘ |
| spouse | Heather Poe ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Cheney Description of subject: Mary Cheney is an American political consultant and the openly lesbian daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, known for her involvement in Republican politics and LGBT advocacy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mary Claire Cheney