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- ↑ "Andrew Byrd (D - Kanawha, 35)". Wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ↑ . San Francisco Chronicle. 3 July 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Biafore-reelected-as-chair-of-West-Virginia-15384118.php . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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