Blanche Lincoln
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Blanche Lincoln is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blanche Lincoln canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6620128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blanche Lincoln Context triple: [Lincoln, hasNotableBearer, Blanche Lincoln]
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A.
Marta Heflin
Marta Heflin was an American actress best known for her roles in several of Robert Altman’s ensemble films during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Kim Roth
Kim Roth is a film producer best known for her work on critically acclaimed dramas such as "Mudbound."
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C.
Sandi Marshall
Sandi Marshall is the wife of Bill Marshall.
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D.
Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole is an American politician and former U.S. senator and cabinet secretary known for her leadership roles in government and public service.
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E.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blanche Lincoln Target entity description: Blanche Lincoln is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011.
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A.
Marta Heflin
Marta Heflin was an American actress best known for her roles in several of Robert Altman’s ensemble films during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Kim Roth
Kim Roth is a film producer best known for her work on critically acclaimed dramas such as "Mudbound."
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C.
Sandi Marshall
Sandi Marshall is the wife of Bill Marshall.
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D.
Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole is an American politician and former U.S. senator and cabinet secretary known for her leadership roles in government and public service.
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E.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| committeeChair | Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ⓘ |
| committeeMembership | Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrictRepresented | Arkansas's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-09-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
ⓘ
linked to:
Randolph College
University of Arkansas ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas ⓘ |
| endTime |
1997 (as U.S. Representative)
ⓘ
2011 (as Agriculture Committee chair) ⓘ 2011 (as U.S. Senator) ⓘ |
| familyName | Lincoln ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Blanche ⓘ |
| hasChild | twin sons ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lostElection | 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Blanche Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate at the time of her election ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy on agricultural policy
ⓘ
work on health care legislation ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationDuringOffice | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Helena, Arkansas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Helena, Arkansas
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
ⓘ
U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 1st congressional district ⓘ U.S. Senator from Arkansas ⓘ United States senator ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dale Bumpers (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas) ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| represented | Arkansas ⓘ |
| residence |
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Rock, Arkansas
|
| spouse | Steve Lincoln ⓘ |
| startTime |
1993 (as U.S. Representative)
ⓘ
1999 (as U.S. Senator) ⓘ 2009 (as Agriculture Committee chair) ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInHouse | Arkansas ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Arkansas ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
John Boozman (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas)
ⓘ
linked to:
John Boozman
|
| workedOn |
Children's health insurance issues
ⓘ
tax policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blanche Lincoln Description of subject: Blanche Lincoln is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.