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- ↑ Debra Jean Mazzarelli at Project Vote Smart
- ↑ Assemblywoman Switches to Democratic Party by Richard Perez-Pena, in The New York Times on May 15, 1997
- ↑ THE 1998 CAMPAIGN: SUFFOLK COUNTY; On L.I., Voters Play "Who Is A Democrat?" by Charlie LeDuff, in The New York Times on November 1, 1998
- ↑ THE 1998 ELECTIONS; SUFFOLK COUNTY; Incumbent, a Republican-Turned-Democrat, Retains Assembly Seat by John T. McQuiston, in The New York Times on November 5, 1998