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- ↑ "State Representative ROBERT SANCHEZ". www.housedems.ct.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Bobby Sanchez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart re-elected for 5th term". WTNH.com. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Bobby Sanchez Makes a Case for his Election as Mayor of New Britain" . Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "New Britain Herald - ELECTION PROFILE: Democrat Bobby Sanchez running for mayor of New Britain". Central Connecticut Communications. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
