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Elgie Sims

Politician

Elgie Sims 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	Elgie Sims · الجى سيمس				[sources]
Alias	E. Sims · E.R. Sims · Elgie R. Sims, Jr. · Sims Jr., Elgie R · Sims, E. · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1970-09-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	info@senatorelgiesims.com				[sources]
First name	Elgie				[sources]
Last name	Sims				[sources]
Political association	Democratic · Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	ilga.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16885687				[sources]
Position	member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2012-2018) · member of the State Senate of Illinois (2018-)				[sources]
Education	Illinois State University · University of Illinois at Springfield				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician; Illinois state Senator

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

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Data sources

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,429

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions504,399

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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