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Lamar S. Smith

Politician

Lamar S. Smith 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	Lamar S. Smith · Lamar Smith · Ламар Смит · لامار اسمیت · لامار سميث · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Lamar S. Smith · Lamar Seeligson Smith · Smith, Lamar · Ламар Смит · لامار اسمیت · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	兰默·史密斯				[sources]
Birth date	1947-11-19				[sources]
Place of birth	San Antonio				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lamar				[sources]
Last name	Smith				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · lamarsmith.house.gov · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q685149				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Dedman School of Law · Ezra Stiles College · Southern Methodist University · TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas · Yale University				[sources]
Religion	Christian Science				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr. Close Associate	relative · second uncle	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2015	2017
United States representative	2017-01-03

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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US Members of the Congress1,334

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Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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