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- ↑ "2010 General Election Results District 46". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ↑ "History and Members". Business Owners of Child Care Association of Rhode Island. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Shallcross Smith will head Northern R.I. Chamber this year". The Valley Breeze. February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
