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Jim Ardis

PEP · Politician

Jim Ardis 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 Ardis				[sources]
Birth date	1958				[sources]
Place of birth	Peoria				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jim				[sources]
Last name	Ardis				[sources]
Political association	Republican Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6193416				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Peoria, Illinois (2005-) · council member (1999-2005)				[sources]
Education	Illinois State University · Peoria Notre Dame High School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2025-11-18

Descriptions

mayor of Peoria, Illinois

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-20

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons289,950

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,160

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