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- ↑ "Analysis: New Mississippi Lawmakers Bring Broad Experience". Jackson Free Press. November 30, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Dennis DeBar, Jr". Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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