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- ↑ Richmond, Will. "Viveiros makes jobs her top priority - Draws on previous campaign in platform-unveiling speech." Herald News, The (Fall River, MA), sec. News, 9 June 2011, p. B1. NewsBank. Accessed 23 Oct. 2019
- ↑ Richmond, Will. "Former cop Silvia running again for state rep. seat - Would file bill on landlord rights." Herald News, The (Fall River, MA), sec. News, 13 Apr. 2012, p. 1B. NewsBank. Accessed 23 Oct. 2019.
- ↑ Michael Holtzman, Jo C. Goode. "Silvia Edges Aguiar - Incumbent unseated by just 7 votes; recount likely." Herald News, The (Fall River, MA), sec. News, 7 Sept. 2012, p. A1. NewsBank. Accessed 23 Oct. 2019.
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- ↑ Richmond, Will. “Ian Tompkins Challenging Alan Silvia for State Rep. Seat.” The Herald News, Fall River, MA, The Herald News, Fall River, MA, 16 Apr. 2018, https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20180416/ian-tompkins-challenging-alan-silvia-for-state-rep-seat.
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