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Jay McKnight

Politician

Jay McKnight is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jay McKnight				[sources]
Other name	J. McKnight · McKnight, J.				[sources]
Birth date	1974-12-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Gulfport				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	jmcknight@house.ms.gov				[sources]
First name	Jay				[sources]
Last name	McKnight				[sources]
Political association	Republican				[sources]
Website	billstatus.ls.state.ms.us				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q110864194				[sources]
Position	Mississippi state representative				[sources]
Education	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,935

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)12,535

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United States of America · Plural · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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