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- ↑ "Senator Devlin J. Robinson". Pennsylvania State Senate. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ Smeltz, Adam (4 November 2020). "AP calls race for Devlin Robinson in 37th state Senate district". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ "The Constitution of Pennsylvania, Art. II § 2". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ Bortz, Shelley (2024-06-14). "FedEx driver's life saved during delivery in Pittsburgh-area neighborhood - CBS Pittsburgh". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
