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Chet Edwards

Politician

Chet Edwards 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	Chet Edwards · צ'ט אדוארדס · تشيت إدواردز · تشيت ادواردز · チェット・エドワーズ · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Edwards, Thomas · Thomas Chester Edwards · 切特·愛德華茲 · 切特·爱德华兹				[sources]
Weak alias	切特·愛德華茲				[sources]
Birth date	1951-11-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Corpus Christi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	CHET · Chet · Thomas				[sources]
Last name	EDWARDS · Edwards				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q784037				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · member of the State Senate of Texas (1983-1990) · member of the United States House of Representatives · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Harvard Business School (-1981) · Texas A&M University (-1974)				[sources]
Religion	Baptists				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician in Texas (born 1951)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the United States House of Representatives	2009-01-06	2011-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2009	2011
member of the United States House of Representatives	-	-
member of the United States House of Representatives	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2007	2009
member of the United States House of Representatives	2005-01-06	2007-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2005	2007

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US Members of the Congress1,256

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