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Aravella Simotas

Politician

Aravella Simotas 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	Aravella Simotas · Aravella Simotasová · Аравелла Симотас · Аравелла Сімотас · ארוולה סימוטס · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Симотас, Аравелла · 아라벨라 시모타				[sources]
Birth date	1978-10-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Zimbabwe				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Aravella				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	assembly.state.ny.us				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4784501				[sources]
Position	member of the New York State Assembly				[sources]
Education	Fordham University				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-10	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician and former member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district from 2011 to 2020 (born 1978)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-10

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the New York State Assembly	-	-

Data sources

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