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- ↑ "Blake Doriot". Indiana Senate Republicans. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ Roster of State and Local Officials of the State of Indiana. State Board of Accounts. 2000.
- ↑ "BLAKE DORIOT". THE INDIANA CITIZEN. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ "Blake Doriot". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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