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- ↑ "Session 2005; Pollard, Albert C., Jr". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ↑ "Bio for Albert C. Pollard". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ Delano, Frank (November 7, 2001). "Pollard rolls to re-election as Northern Neck delegate". The Free Lance–Star . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
