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- ↑ Stewart, Megan (May 24, 2024). "North Hero resident Andy Julow tapped to finish Dick Mazza's VT Senate term". Burlington Free Press . Retrieved May 26, 2024– via Yahoo! News.
- ↑ "Senator Andy Julow". Vermont General Assembly . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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