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James Shannon

Politician

James Shannon 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	James Michael Shannon · James Shannon · Джеймс Шеннон · جيمس شانون · ジェームズ・シャノン				[sources]
Birth date	1952-04-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Methuen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	James				[sources]
Last name	Shannon				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1680820				[sources]
Position	member of the United States House of Representatives · member of the United States House of Representatives (1979-1981) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1981-1983) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1983-1985)				[sources]
Education	George Washington University · Johns Hopkins University · Phillips Academy				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the United States House of Representatives	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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