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- ↑ "Dominique Jackson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ↑ "About Dominique Jackson". Jackson for Colorado House. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ Snowdon, Quincy (June 16, 2016). "Dominique Jackson, Eric Nelson vie to be Democrats' choice in HD 42". Aurora Sentinel . Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Representative Dominique Jackson". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Dominique Jackson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
