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Kent Eken

Politician

Kent Eken 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	Kent Eken				[sources]
Alias	Bernhard Kent Eken				[sources]
Birth date	1963-12-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	sen.kent.eken@senate.mn				[sources]
First name	Kent				[sources]
Last name	Eken				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party · Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party				[sources]
Website	votekenteken.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6391708				[sources]
Position	member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2003-2013) · member of the State Senate of Minnesota (2013-2023)				[sources]
Education	Concordia College				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,316

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,060

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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