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Jim Ramstad

Politician

Jim Ramstad 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	Jim Ramstad · چيم رامستاد				[sources]
Other name	James Marvin Ramstad · Ramstad, James				[sources]
Weak alias	Ramstad				[sources]
Birth date	1946-05-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Jamestown				[sources]
Death date	2020-11-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[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	James · Jim				[sources]
Last name	Ramstad				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q473061				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · member of the State Senate of Minnesota (1981-1991) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1991-1993) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1991-2009) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	George Washington University (-1973) · University of Minnesota (-1968)				[sources]
Religion	United Church of Christ				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American lawyer and politician (1946–2020)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-19

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
United States representative	2005-01-06

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