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Chigozie Onyema

PEP · Politician

Chigozie Onyema 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	Chigozie Onyema				[sources]
Alias	C. Onyema · C.U. Onyema · Onyema, C.				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Newark				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
Email	asmonyema@njleg.org				[sources]
First name	Chigozie				[sources]
Last name	Onyema				[sources]
Political association	Democratic				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q136735547				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2026-)				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2025-11-18

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-24

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,922

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,501

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,120

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,139

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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