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- ↑ "Governor Mills Mourns Passing of Representative Donna Doore | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills". www.maine.gov. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Donna Doore, an Augusta Democrat, was second Maine lawmaker to die in one week". Maine Public. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Augusta's Doore, Cornell du Houx in Democratic primary race for House District 85". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Donna Doore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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