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Mo Cowan

Politician

Mo Cowan 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	Mo Cowan · William M. Cowan · מו קוואן · مو كوان · مو کون · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Cowan, William · Mo Cowan · William "Mo" Cowan · William Cowan · William Maurice Cowan · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	莫·考恩				[sources]
Birth date	1969-04-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Yadkinville				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mo · William · William "Mo"				[sources]
Last name	Cowan				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.cowan.senate.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3915426				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2013-2013) · United States senator (2013-2013)				[sources]
Education	Duke University (-1991) · Forbush High School · Northeastern University School of Law (-1994)				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

29th United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class 2)

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2013	2013

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