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- ↑ "Assemblyman Bert Gurr". www.leg.state.nv.us. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- 1 2 Sauvageau, Carly (January 17, 2023). "Freshman Orientation: Assemblyman Bert Gurr". The Nevada Independent . Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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