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Rick Santorum

PEP · Politician

Rick Santorum 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	Rick Santorum · Rik Santoryum · Riks Santorums · Рик Санторум · Рік Санторум · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ricardus Iohannes Santorum · Richard John "Rick" Santorum · Richard John "Rick" Santorum Jr. · Richard John "Rick" Santorum, Jr. · Richard John Santorum · 18 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Santorum · Santorums · Санторум · 李三多 · 桑托勒姆 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1958-05-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Winchester				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John · RICK · Richard				[sources]
Last name	Santorum				[sources]
Political association	Republican Party				[sources]
Website	www.ricksantorum.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q155985				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2005-2007) · United States senator (1995-1997) · United States senator (1997-1999) · United States senator (1999-2001) · United States senator (2001-2003) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Arts · Butler Senior High School · Carmel High School · Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business · Juris Doctor · 4 more...				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician and commentator (born 1958)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-19

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aldo Santorum Close Associate	father	-	-
Karen Garver Santorum Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

US Members of the Congress1,321

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United States · Congress

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,941

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-e8137174-4c6e-4402-9e2c-4d5675553d9d · us-congress-a9d1bd9681362462147e8ec73f752886dbbdd019

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