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- ↑ "Chris Anderson captures District 7 seat, defeating incumbent Manny Rico". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga Times Free Press. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "City Council Passes Controversial Domestic Partners Ordinance". chattanoogan.com. November 12, 2013.
- ↑ "In final vote, Chattanooga City Council approves same sex benefits". timesfreepress.com. November 19, 2013.
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- ↑ "Chattanooga Tea Party Hosting Forum on Domestic Partnership Ordinance". newschannel9.com. November 15, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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