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- ↑ "WV Department of Agriculture Website". Home page: West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "State Conservation Committee Member". SCC. West Virginia Conservation Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "About Kent Leonhardt | Kent Leonhardt for West Virginia". Leonhardtforwvagriculture.com. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ↑ "Kent Leonhardt - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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