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- ↑ "Rep. David Casas" (PDF). Georgia House website. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Elected Official Detail Page - David (David) S. Casas". ciclt.net. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "David Casas". Open States. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "David Casas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "David Casas". House.Ga.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Georgia 107th District State House Results: David Casas Wins". New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
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