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James Lankford

Politician

James Lankford 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	James Lankford · Τζέιμς Λάνκφορντ · Джеймс Ленкфорд · Джеймс Лэнкфорд · ג'יימס לנקפורד · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	James Paul Lankford · Lankford, James · Джеймс Ленкфорд · Лэнкфорд, Джеймс · ג'יימס לנקפורד · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1968-03-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Dallas				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	James · Paul				[sources]
Last name	Lankford				[sources]
Phone	+12022245754				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	lankford.house.gov · www.lankford.senate.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com · www.jameslankford.com · 1 more...				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q45940				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · Senate (member, 2015-2017) · Senate (member, 2017-2019) · Senate (member, 2019-) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Lakeview Centennial High School · Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary · University of Texas at Austin				[sources]
Religion	Presbyterianism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1968)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-15

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2019-01-03	2021-01-03

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