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- ↑ Benjamin, Scott (28 February 2017). "GOP's Berthel narrowly holds on in District 32 special state Senate election". The News-Times . Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
- ↑ Ken Doxon, Berthel decides against 5th District run, Connecticut Post (April 10, 2018).
- ↑ Jeff Cohen, After Social Media Post Raises Questions, GOP State Senator Defends QAnon Conspiracy Theory, WNPR (September 11, 2020).
- ↑ Berthel, Eric (2020-09-25). "Apology offered for sticker from 'extreme' movement". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ↑ Hanna Snyder Gambin, Despite QAnon controversy, Berthel wins third term in 32nd Senate District Archived 2021-06-17 at the Wayback Machine , Republican-American (November 4, 2020).
- ↑ Liz Teitz, A fight over bear hunting is on, spurred by a hiker's run-in, Middletown Press (Oct. 1, 2019).
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