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- ↑ "Abbie Kamin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "David Robinson – Off the Kuff" . Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "Abbie Kamin, Candidate for City Council, District C" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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