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- 1 2 "Andre Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "State Representative ANDRE BAKER JR". www.housedems.ct.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ O’Neill, Tara (2020-09-29). "Andre Baker: Democrat, candidate for state House 124th District". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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