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Jim Gaughran

PEP · Politician

Jim Gaughran 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 Gaughran · Jim Gaughran				[sources]
Alias	James F. Gaughran · James Gaughran · Jim Gaughran				[sources]
Birth date	1957-01-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Dix Hills				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
Email	gaughran@nysenate.gov				[sources]
First name	James · Jim				[sources]
Last name	Gaughran				[sources]
Political association	Democratic · Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58897898				[sources]
Position	member of the State Senate of New York (2019-2018)				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician and attorney

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons273,471

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,313

Open data on state legislators in the United States of America.

United States · Plural · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,505

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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