Jan Brewer
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Jan Brewer is an American Republican politician who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Brewer canonical | 7 |
| Janice Kay Brewer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1212979 — 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: Jan Brewer Context triple: [Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, signedBy, Jan Brewer]
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A.
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of New Mexico, U.S. congressman, and a prominent international negotiator and envoy.
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B.
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott is an American Republican politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015.
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C.
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is an American politician and lawyer who served as governor of Arizona and later as the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama.
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D.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
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E.
David Paterson
David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York and was the state's first Black and first legally blind governor.
- 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: Jan Brewer Target entity description: Jan Brewer is an American Republican politician who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015.
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A.
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of New Mexico, U.S. congressman, and a prominent international negotiator and envoy.
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B.
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott is an American Republican politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015.
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C.
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is an American politician and lawyer who served as governor of Arizona and later as the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama.
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D.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
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E.
David Paterson
David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York and was the state's first Black and first legally blind governor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governor
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Republican Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocated for |
border security
ⓘ
state-level immigration enforcement ⓘ |
| appointed by | succeeded Janet Napolitano as Governor of Arizona ⓘ |
| assumed office | 2009-01-21 (as Governor of Arizona) ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1944-09-26 ⓘ |
| elected in | 2010 Arizona gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| end time | 2015 (term as Governor of Arizona) ⓘ |
| endorsed |
Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election
ⓘ
Mitt Romney in the 2012 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| ethnic group | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Brewer ⓘ |
| givenName | Janice ⓘ |
| known for |
conservative immigration policies
ⓘ
opposition to the Affordable Care Act (with later support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona) ⓘ |
| left office | 2015-01-05 (as Governor of Arizona) ⓘ |
| lived in |
Glendale, Arizona
ⓘ
Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ |
| member of | National Governors Association ⓘ |
| name |
Janice Kay Brewer
ⓘ
linked to:
Jan Brewer
|
| notable work | Support and signing of Arizona SB 1070 ⓘ |
| number of children | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| ordinal number | 22nd Governor of Arizona ⓘ |
| place of birth |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood, California, United States
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| political party |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
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| position held |
Governor of Arizona
ⓘ
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the Arizona Senate ⓘ Member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors ⓘ Secretary of State of Arizona ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona Secretary of State
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| preceded by |
Janet Napolitano (as Governor of Arizona)
ⓘ
linked to:
Janet Napolitano
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| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Arizona ⓘ |
| sex or gender | female ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Jan Brewer ⓘ |
| spouse | John Leon Brewer ⓘ |
| start time | 2009 (term as Governor of Arizona) ⓘ |
| succeeded by | Doug Ducey (as Governor of Arizona) ⓘ |
| supported |
Arizona SB 1070
ⓘ
linked to:
SB 1070
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jan Brewer Description of subject: Jan Brewer is an American Republican politician who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015.
Referenced by (8)
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