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- ↑ "Courtney Rogers' Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Governor-Elect Bill Lee Announces Cabinet Appointments - Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee". transition.billlee.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ↑ Allison, Natalie. "Veterans Services Commissioner Courtney Rogers, deputy Tilman Goins resign from Tennessee department". The Tennessean. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ Allison, Natalie. "Tennessee veterans commissioner named after investigation, resignation of previous leader". The Tennessean. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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