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James Comer

Politician

James Comer 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 Comer · Джеймс Камер · ג'יימס קומר · جيمس كومير · جیمز کومر · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Comer, James · James Comer Jr. · James Comer, Jr. · James Richardson Comer Jr. · James Richardson Comer, Jr. · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	占士·高馬				[sources]
Birth date	1972-08-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Carthage				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	James · Richardson				[sources]
Last name	Comer				[sources]
Phone	+12022253115				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	comer.house.gov · facebook.com · jamescomer.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6131602				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · House of Representatives (member, 2019-) · chairperson (1993-1995) · commissioner (2012-2015) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Western Kentucky University (-1993) · secondary school				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician in Kentucky (born 1972)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2021-01-03	2023-01-03

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,573

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Every Politician57,893

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US Members of the Congress1,334

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,153

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata335,468

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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