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- ↑ Virginia General Assembly historical biography
- 1 2 Virginia GOP Network biography Archived March 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Chris Saxman To Withdraw from Re-Election Today". Not Larry Sabato. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009.
- ↑ Lewis, Bob (July 17, 2009). "Republican Delegate Chris Saxman won't seek re-election". wsls.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013.