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Cedric L. Richmond

Person of interest · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Cedric L. Richmond is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Cedric L. Richmond · Cedric Levan Richmond · Cedric Richmond · Σέντρικ Ρίτσμοντ · Седрик Леван Ричмонд · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Cedric Levan Richmond · Cedric Levon Richmond · Cedric Richmond · Richmond, Cedric · Ричмонд Седрик · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	塞德里克·里士滿				[sources]
Birth date	1973-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	New Orleans				[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	Cedric · Levan				[sources]
Last name	Richmond				[sources]
Middle name	L.				[sources]
Phone	+12022256636				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	richmond.house.gov · www.richmond.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q561284				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (2017-2019) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Benjamin Franklin High School · Benjamin Franklin High School (-1991) · John F. Kennedy School of Government · Morehouse College (-1995) · Tulane University Law School (-1998) · 1 more...				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-09	Last processed	2025-09-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1973)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-19

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Russia	Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации		-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Raquel Greenup Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2013-01-06	2015-01-03
United States representative	2011-01-06

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,784

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Wikidata · non-official source

Russia Personal Sanctions Targeting US Citizens2,168

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Russia · MFA

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099

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Wikidata · non-official source

US Members of the Congress1,257

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United States of America · Congress

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Source data IDs: us-congress-e0b0e56744b018176ec974d9357500c9cade2c1a · ru-mfa-caa2db767248ad0967053c7be8ae6b08af9eca39 · evpo-e06ee0c1-7dab-4046-bd05-77f9a91d76f0

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