John Baldacci
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John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Baldacci canonical | 2 |
| John Elias Baldacci | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9958566 — 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: John Baldacci Context triple: [Angus King, succeededBy (Governor of Maine), John Baldacci]
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A.
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist known for his fast-paced legal and political thrillers, including "Absolute Power" and the "King & Maxwell" series.
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B.
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
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C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
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D.
Dale Brown
Dale Brown is a former American college basketball coach best known for leading the LSU Tigers men's basketball program to national prominence from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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E.
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the Netflix sitcom "The Ranch" and working on several popular comedy series.
- 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: John Baldacci Target entity description: John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A.
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist known for his fast-paced legal and political thrillers, including "Absolute Power" and the "King & Maxwell" series.
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B.
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
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C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
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D.
Dale Brown
Dale Brown is a former American college basketball coach best known for leading the LSU Tigers men's basketball program to national prominence from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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E.
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the American low-cost airline Allegiant Air.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| birthName |
John Elias Baldacci
ⓘ
linked to:
John Baldacci
|
| birthPlace |
Bangor, Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangor, Maine
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Maine ⓘ |
| endTime |
as Governor of Maine: January 5, 2011
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as U.S. Representative: January 3, 2003 ⓘ |
| familyName | Baldacci ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Maine State Senate
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine Senate
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Specialist ⓘ |
| name | John Baldacci ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dirigo Health program in Maine
ⓘ
health care reform efforts in Maine ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 73rd Governor of Maine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Maine
ⓘ
Mayor of Bangor, Maine ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy |
as Governor of Maine: Angus King
ⓘ
linked to:
Governor of Maine
as U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd district: Olympia Snowe ⓘ
linked to:
Maine's 2nd congressional district
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented |
Maine
ⓘ
Maine's 2nd congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| servedIn |
Maine Army National Guard
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linked to:
Maine National Guard
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| spouse | Karen Baldacci ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Maine: January 8, 2003
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as U.S. Representative: January 3, 1995 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
as Governor of Maine: Paul LePage
ⓘ
as U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd district: Mike Michaud ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: John Baldacci Description of subject: John Baldacci is an American Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine and previously represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: John Baldacci