David Cicilline
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David Cicilline is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and was a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and antitrust regulation in Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Cicilline canonical | 3 |
| David Nicola Cicilline | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7471536 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Cicilline Context triple: [Rhode Island College, hasNotableAlumni, David Cicilline]
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A.
Paul Lieberman
Paul Lieberman is an American journalist and author best known for his book chronicling the real-life LAPD unit that inspired the film "Gangster Squad."
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B.
Jim McGovern
Jim McGovern is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts known for his progressive stances and advocacy on issues like human rights and food security.
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C.
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal is a longtime Democratic politician and former Connecticut attorney general who has served as a United States senator from Connecticut since 2011.
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D.
Michael Blumenthal
Michael Blumenthal is a German-born American economist, businessman, and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury who later served as director of the Jewish Museum Berlin.
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E.
Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd is an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Connecticut who played a leading role in financial regulatory reform and co-authored the Dodd–Frank Act.
- 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: David Cicilline Target entity description: David Cicilline is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and was a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and antitrust regulation in Congress.
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A.
Paul Lieberman
Paul Lieberman is an American journalist and author best known for his book chronicling the real-life LAPD unit that inspired the film "Gangster Squad."
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B.
Jim McGovern
Jim McGovern is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts known for his progressive stances and advocacy on issues like human rights and food security.
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C.
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal is a longtime Democratic politician and former Connecticut attorney general who has served as a United States senator from Connecticut since 2011.
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D.
Michael Blumenthal
Michael Blumenthal is a German-born American economist, businessman, and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury who later served as director of the Jewish Museum Berlin.
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E.
Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd is an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Connecticut who played a leading role in financial regulatory reform and co-authored the Dodd–Frank Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
House Foreign Affairs Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
House Committee on International Relations
House Judiciary Committee ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-07-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Georgetown University Law Center ⓘ |
| endTime |
2011-01-03 (as Mayor of Providence)
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2023 (as Chair of House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee) ⓘ 2023-05-31 (as U.S. Representative) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cicilline ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antitrust law
ⓘ
law ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOffice | President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
House Democratic Caucus
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| name |
David Nicola Cicilline
ⓘ
linked to:
David Cicilline
|
| notableFor |
advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights
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advocacy for antitrust regulation of large technology companies ⓘ first openly gay mayor of Providence ⓘ one of the first openly gay members of Congress from Rhode Island ⓘ role in House impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership on antitrust reform in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| positionHeld |
Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law
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Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives ⓘ United States representative ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| represents | Rhode Island's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| residence | Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| sponsored | Equality Act (LGBTQ+ civil rights legislation) ⓘ |
| startTime |
2003-01-06 (as Mayor of Providence)
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2011-01-03 (as U.S. Representative) ⓘ 2019 (as Chair of House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee) ⓘ 2023-06-01 (as President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Cicilline Description of subject: David Cicilline is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and was a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and antitrust regulation in Congress.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David Cicilline