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Lydia Méndez Silva

Politician

Lydia Méndez Silva 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	Lydia Méndez Silva				[sources]
Alias	L. Méndez Silva · L.R. Méndez Silva · Lydia R. Méndez Silva · Méndez Silva, L.				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	San Germán				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	lmendez@camara.pr.gov				[sources]
First name	Lydia				[sources]
Last name	Méndez · Méndez Silva				[sources]
Political association	Partido Popular Democrático · Popular Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	www.camara.pr.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16732474				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-07	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Puerto Rican politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico	1997-01-02	2025-03-03

Data sources

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,429

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-0193ffa6-7c24-470b-a17f-5f09e6ca8823 · plural-ee020d7757a939a7fffbcd2ce26825326695b35a

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