Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska)
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Kay Orr was a Republican politician who served as the first woman governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310824 — 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: Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska) Context triple: [Ben Nelson, precededBy, Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska)]
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A.
Paul M. Nakasone
Paul M. Nakasone is a United States Army general and prominent intelligence leader who has served as the head of U.S. cyber and signals intelligence operations.
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B.
Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe is a conservative Republican politician from Oklahoma who served for decades in the U.S. Senate, where he was known for his leadership on defense issues and his skepticism of climate change.
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C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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D.
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the governor of Nebraska and later as a U.S. senator from the state.
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E.
Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Donald W. Riegle Jr. is a former United States Senator from Michigan who played a prominent role in banking and financial regulation policy during his tenure in Congress.
- 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: Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska) Target entity description: Kay Orr was a Republican politician who served as the first woman governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991.
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A.
Paul M. Nakasone
Paul M. Nakasone is a United States Army general and prominent intelligence leader who has served as the head of U.S. cyber and signals intelligence operations.
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B.
Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe is a conservative Republican politician from Oklahoma who served for decades in the U.S. Senate, where he was known for his leadership on defense issues and his skepticism of climate change.
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C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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D.
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the governor of Nebraska and later as a U.S. senator from the state.
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E.
Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Donald W. Riegle Jr. is a former United States Senator from Michigan who played a prominent role in banking and financial regulation policy during his tenure in Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Nebraska
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 (term as Governor of Nebraska) ⓘ |
| familyName | Orr ⓘ |
| givenName | Kay ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
State of Nebraska (1987–1991)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska state government
|
| inception | first woman to serve as Governor of Nebraska ⓘ |
| jurisdictionGoverned |
State of Nebraska
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| notableWork | First woman governor of Nebraska ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Nebraska ⓘ |
| partOf |
List of female state governors in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. governors
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Nebraska
ⓘ
Nebraska State Treasurer ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Ben Nelson (as Governor of Nebraska)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Nelson
|
| replaces |
Bob Kerrey (as Governor of Nebraska)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bob Kerrey
|
| residence | Nebraska ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Completion of gubernatorial term in 1991
ⓘ
Inauguration as Governor of Nebraska in 1987 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987 (term as Governor of Nebraska) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska) Description of subject: Kay Orr was a Republican politician who served as the first woman governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.