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- ↑ Debbie Rodella Election Results Ballotpedia.org
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- ↑ Terrell, Steve "House passes bill that makes marijuana penalties in New Mexico less harsh" Las Cruces Sun-News, March 11, 2013
- ↑ Jones, Jeff (August 5, 2007). "Wife Filled Rodella Coffers". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
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- ↑ Terrell, Steve (August 16, 2014). "Rodella's political resilience could falter after FBI arrest". The Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ 'Longtime lawmaker Rodella unseated by progressive challenger,' Santa Fe New Mexican Sarah Halasz Graham, June 5, 2018