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- ↑ https://legvi.org/senator/senator-dwayne-m-degraff/
- ↑ "Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff". Virgin Islands Legislature . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ↑ "35th Legislature". Virgin Islands Legislature . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/dwayne-degraff/article_266881c0-60bc-5b5c-b17a-ba27fa45ed2d.html
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