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- ↑ Manuel Jimenez. "ELECTIONS '92 Latinos May Gain Impact in Assembly". Los Angeles Times (Oct 8, 1992).
- ↑ "Join California - Diane Martinez". joincalifornia.com.
- 1 2 "Latino Legislative History & Purpose" Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine . California Latino Legislative Caucus.
- ↑ "Martínez, Diane". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ↑ Anne Rackham. Anger spurs her career: assemblywoman Diane Martinez often makes key decisions based on ire or on the spur of the moment. Los Angeles Business Journal (January 17, 1994)
