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Tom Begich

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Tom Begich 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	Tom Begich · טום בגיץ' · طوم بيجيتش · 湯姆·貝吉奇 · 톰 베기치				[sources]
Alias	Thomas S. Begich · Thomas Scott Begich				[sources]
Birth date	1960-10-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Anchorage				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	Senator.Tom.Begich@akleg.gov				[sources]
First name	Scott · Thomas · Tom				[sources]
Last name	Begich				[sources]
Political association	Democratic · Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28861402				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the State Senate of Alaska · member of the State Senate of Alaska (2017-)				[sources]
Education	Bard College · Steller Secondary School				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,501

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United States · Plural · non-official source

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Wikidata343,872

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,372

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nick Begich III PEP	father's brother · nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the State Senate of Alaska	2017-01-17	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mark Begich PEP	sibling	-	-