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Melissa Bean

Politician

Melissa Bean 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	Melissa Bean · Melissa Beanová · Melissa L. Bean · Мелиса Бийн · Мелиса Бин · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bean, Melissa · Melissa L. Bean · Melissa Luburich · Melissa Luburich Bean · Мелиса Бийн · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Bean				[sources]
Birth date	1962-01-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Chicago				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Melissa				[sources]
Last name	Bean				[sources]
Middle name	L.				[sources]
Title	Ms.				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q445046				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2005-2007) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2005-2011) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Maine East High School (-1980) · Oakton Community College (-1982) · Roosevelt University (-2002)				[sources]
Religion	Serbian Orthodox Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009	2011
United States representative	2005

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