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- ↑ "Arkansas State Sen. Bart Hester - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Bart Hester". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Bart Hester's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Bart Hester". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ Wickline, Michael R. (2023-01-09). "Arkansas Senate elects Hester as president pro tempore; Shepherd elected House speaker for 3rd time". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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