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Sam Whitson

Politician

Sam Whitson 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	Sam Whitson				[sources]
Other name	S. Whitson · Whitson, S.				[sources]
Birth date	1954-04-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Tennessee				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	rep.sam.whitson@capitol.tn.gov				[sources]
First name	Sam				[sources]
Last name	Whitson				[sources]
Political association	Republican				[sources]
Website	wapp.capitol.tn.gov · www.capitol.tn.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28871975				[sources]
Position	member of the Tennessee House of Representatives				[sources]
Education	Glencliff High School · Middle Tennessee State University · University of Oklahoma				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Data sources

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)12,566

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United States of America · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,003

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,863

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Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,282

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,281

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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