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Joe Schwarz

PEP · Politician

Joe Schwarz 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	Joe Schwarz · ג'ו שוורץ · جو شفارتز · چو ستشوارز · 喬·施瓦茨				[sources]
Alias	John J. H. Schwarz · Schwarz, John · 喬·施瓦茨				[sources]
Birth date	1937-11-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Battle Creek				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Joe · John				[sources]
Last name	Schwarz				[sources]
Political association	Republican Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1691592				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · member of the State Senate of Michigan (1987-2002) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2005-2007)				[sources]
Education	Battle Creek Central High School (-1955) · Harvard Medical School · University of Michigan (-1959) · Wayne State University (-1964) · Wayne State University School of Medicine				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Source link	www.jjblivinglibrary.com · www.loc.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1937)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-07

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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