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- ↑ "Representative Beth Moore". house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Beth Moore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "House District 95". 159 Georgia Together. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com, Curt Yeomans (25 May 2022). "State Rep. Beth Moore concedes defeat to Nabilah Islam in Democratic primary for State Senate District 7". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "Representative Beth Moore". house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Tyler Estep, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Democrats chart new course for Gwinnett at state Capitol". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
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