Donna Edwards

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human member of the United States House of Representatives politician

Donna Edwards is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Maryland known for her advocacy on progressive issues such as voting rights, women's rights, and campaign finance reform.

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Label	Occurrences
Donna Edwards canonical	4
Donna Edwards ran for a Maryland U.S. Senate seat	1

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Target entity: Donna Edwards
Context triple: [Edwards, hasNotableBearer, Donna Edwards]

A. Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, known for her work on health care, women's rights, and as the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee.
B. Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from California who served from 1993 to 2017 and was known for her advocacy on environmental protection, women's rights, and progressive causes.
C. Chellie Pingree
Chellie Pingree is an American Democratic politician and U.S. Representative from Maine known for her work on environmental, agricultural, and campaign finance reform issues.
D. Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
E. Kathy Clark
Kathy Clark is known as the spouse of Chad Hurley, the co-founder and former CEO of YouTube.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Donna Edwards
Target entity description: Donna Edwards is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Maryland known for her advocacy on progressive issues such as voting rights, women's rights, and campaign finance reform.

A. Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, known for her work on health care, women's rights, and as the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee.
B. Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from California who served from 1993 to 2017 and was known for her advocacy on environmental protection, women's rights, and progressive causes.
C. Chellie Pingree
Chellie Pingree is an American Democratic politician and U.S. Representative from Maine known for her work on environmental, agricultural, and campaign finance reform issues.
D. Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
E. Kathy Clark
Kathy Clark is known as the spouse of Chad Hurley, the co-founder and former CEO of YouTube.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ
advocates for	campaign finance reform ⓘ progressive policies ⓘ voting rights protections ⓘ women's rights ⓘ
birth date	1958-06-28 ⓘ
birth name	Donna Fern Edwards ⓘ
birth place	Yanceyville, North Carolina, United States ⓘ linked to: Yanceyville, North Carolina
country of citizenship	United States of America ⓘ
degree received	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ
educated at	Franklin Pierce Law Center ⓘ Wake Forest University ⓘ
election contested	2016 United States Senate election in Maryland ⓘ
end time	2017-01-03 ⓘ
ethnic group	African American ⓘ linked to: Black Americans
familyName	Edwards ⓘ
givenName	Donna ⓘ
has worked for	Lockheed Corporation ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Martin National Network to End Domestic Violence ⓘ
known for	advocacy on progressive issues ⓘ campaign finance reform advocacy ⓘ voting rights advocacy ⓘ women's rights advocacy ⓘ
member of	Congressional Black Caucus ⓘ Congressional Progressive Caucus ⓘ
member of political party	Democratic Party ⓘ
name	Donna Edwards ⓘ
notable achievement	first African-American woman to represent Maryland in Congress ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ nonprofit executive ⓘ politician ⓘ
position held	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland ⓘ U.S. Representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district ⓘ United States representative ⓘ
preceded by	Albert Wynn ⓘ
ran for	United States Senate from Maryland ⓘ
represented	Maryland's 4th congressional district ⓘ
residence	Maryland, United States ⓘ linked to: Maryland
sex or gender	female ⓘ
start time	2008-06-17 ⓘ
succeeded by	Anthony G. Brown ⓘ
work location	Maryland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edwards → hasNotableBearer → Donna Edwards ⓘ

Donna Edwards → name → Donna Edwards ⓘ

Albert Wynn → succeededBy → Donna Edwards ⓘ

Albert Wynn → lostTo → Donna Edwards ⓘ

United States Senate from Maryland → campaignExample → Donna Edwards ran for a Maryland U.S. Senate seat ⓘ

linked to: Donna Edwards

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