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- 1 2 Galloway, Jim. "Betty Price, Dave McCleary qualify in House race to replace the late Harry Geisinger - Political Insider blog" . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Betty Price sworn in as new district 48 representative" . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Biography" (PDF). Georgia House of Representatives.
- ↑ "Betty Price Runs for Roswell Post 3" . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Blau, Max (October 20, 2017). "Georgia lawmaker, wife of Tom Price, suggests people with HIV could be 'quarantined'". Business Insider. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ↑ Silva, Christianna (October 20, 2017). "People With HIV Should Be Quarantined, Says Georgia Lawmaker And Wife Of Tom Price". Newsweek. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
