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Wally Herger

Politician

Wally Herger 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	Wally Herger · والى هيرجير				[sources]
Other name	Gualterius Herger · Herger, Walter · Walter William Herger, Jr.				[sources]
Weak alias	Herger				[sources]
Birth date	1945-05-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Yuba City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Wally · Walter				[sources]
Last name	Herger				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1368417				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · member (1977-1980) · 15 more...				[sources]
Education	American River College · California State University, Sacramento				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2005-01-06	2007-01-03
United States representative	2005

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