Henry Waxman
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Henry Waxman is a longtime Democratic U.S. Congressman from California known for his influential role in health care, environmental, and consumer protection legislation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Waxman canonical | 3 |
| Henry Arnold Waxman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7110937 — 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: Henry Waxman Context triple: [Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, sponsors, Henry Waxman]
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A.
Tom Reid
Tom Reid is the brother of American actress Tara Reid, known for her roles in films like "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
Paul Sarbanes
Paul Sarbanes was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Maryland best known for co-authoring major corporate governance reforms in the early 2000s.
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C.
Barney Frank
Barney Frank is a former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts who played a leading role in financial regulatory reform and co-authored the Dodd–Frank Act.
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D.
Carl Levin
Carl Levin was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Michigan known for his leadership on national security and defense oversight, including as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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E.
John Sarbanes
John Sarbanes is an American politician and attorney who has served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Maryland.
- 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: Henry Waxman Target entity description: Henry Waxman is a longtime Democratic U.S. Congressman from California known for his influential role in health care, environmental, and consumer protection legislation.
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A.
Tom Reid
Tom Reid is the brother of American actress Tara Reid, known for her roles in films like "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
Paul Sarbanes
Paul Sarbanes was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Maryland best known for co-authoring major corporate governance reforms in the early 2000s.
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C.
Barney Frank
Barney Frank is a former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts who played a leading role in financial regulatory reform and co-authored the Dodd–Frank Act.
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D.
Carl Levin
Carl Levin was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Michigan known for his leadership on national security and defense oversight, including as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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E.
John Sarbanes
John Sarbanes is an American politician and attorney who has served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
United States representative ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1939-09-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| chairpersonEndTime |
2009
ⓘ
2011 ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf |
United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
ⓘ
linked to:
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ⓘ |
| chairpersonStartTime |
2007
ⓘ
2009 ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf |
Clean Air Act amendments of 1990
ⓘ
linked to:
Clean Air Act
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
UCLA School of Law
ⓘ
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| endTime | 2015-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Waxman ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasChild | 2 (children) ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consumer protection legislation
ⓘ
environmental legislation ⓘ government oversight hearings ⓘ health care legislation ⓘ pharmaceutical industry oversight ⓘ tobacco regulation efforts ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name |
Henry Arnold Waxman
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Waxman
|
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
California's 24th congressional district
ⓘ
California's 29th congressional district ⓘ California's 30th congressional district ⓘ California's 33rd congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| retirement | did not seek reelection in 2014 ⓘ |
| sponsoredLegislation |
Hatch–Waxman Act
ⓘ
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act ⓘ Orphan Drug Act ⓘ
linked to:
Orphan Drug Act of 1983
Ryan White CARE Act ⓘ |
| spouse | Janice Waxman ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975-01-03 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| supportedLegislation | Affordable Care Act ⓘ |
| workAfterPolitics |
lobbyist
ⓘ
policy consultant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Henry Waxman Description of subject: Henry Waxman is a longtime Democratic U.S. Congressman from California known for his influential role in health care, environmental, and consumer protection legislation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Henry Waxman