Lupe Valdez
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Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas in 2018.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lupe Valdez canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9796513 — 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: Lupe Valdez Context triple: [2018 Texas gubernatorial election, runnerUp, Lupe Valdez]
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A.
Lumi Cavazos
Lumi Cavazos is a Mexican actress best known internationally for her acclaimed role in the film "Like Water for Chocolate."
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B.
Julia Carin Cavazos
Julia Carin Cavazos, known professionally as Julia Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter recognized for her solo pop hits and for writing chart-topping songs for numerous major artists.
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C.
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is an American Democratic politician serving as the governor of Kansas.
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D.
Drue Gensler
Drue Gensler is an American architect and business leader best known as a co-founder of the global architecture and design firm Gensler.
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E.
Lauro Cavazos
Lauro Cavazos was the first Hispanic U.S. Secretary of Education, serving under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
- 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: Lupe Valdez Target entity description: Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas in 2018.
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A.
Lumi Cavazos
Lumi Cavazos is a Mexican actress best known internationally for her acclaimed role in the film "Like Water for Chocolate."
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B.
Julia Carin Cavazos
Julia Carin Cavazos, known professionally as Julia Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter recognized for her solo pop hits and for writing chart-topping songs for numerous major artists.
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C.
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is an American Democratic politician serving as the governor of Kansas.
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D.
Drue Gensler
Drue Gensler is an American architect and business leader best known as a co-founder of the global architecture and design firm Gensler.
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E.
Lauro Cavazos
Lauro Cavazos was the first Hispanic U.S. Secretary of Education, serving under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
law enforcement officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st-century American politics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| election | 2018 Texas gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| electionOutcome | lost general election to Greg Abbott ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Hispanic and Latino Americans
ⓘ
Mexican Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Valdez ⓘ |
| givenName | Lupe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Lupe Valdez ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first Latina lesbians to run for governor of a U.S. state
ⓘ
being the first Latina elected sheriff of Dallas County ⓘ being the first openly gay person elected sheriff in Texas ⓘ |
| notableOfficeEnd | 2017 (Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas) ⓘ |
| notableOfficeStart | 2005 (Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas) ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
sheriff ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| partOf |
LGBT politicians in the United States
ⓘ
women sheriffs in the United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Democratic nominee for governor of Texas
ⓘ
Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Dallas County Sheriff
|
| precededBy |
Jim Bowles (as Sheriff of Dallas County)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dallas County Sheriff
|
| residence | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| stateOfPoliticalActivity | Texas ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Marian Brown (as Sheriff of Dallas County)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dallas County Sheriff
|
| workLocation | Dallas County, Texas ⓘ |
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: Lupe Valdez Description of subject: Lupe Valdez is an American politician and former Dallas County sheriff who became the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas in 2018.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Zoot Suit playwright Luis Valdez
subject linked to:
Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
subject linked to:
Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
subject linked to:
Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
subject linked to:
Lupe Valdez; 3,546,615