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- ↑ "Fred Jarrett joins Public Disclosure Commission" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "Fred Jarrett leaves Legislature to be King County Deputy Executive". 10 November 2009. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "Rep. Fred Jarrett to Switch Parties — Run for State Senate" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ David Postman; Andrew Garber (2007-12-23). "Once-mighty GOP on the Eastside takes another hit". The Seattle Times . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ Elizabeth Celms (2009-08-04). "From school house to State House and beyond: Fred Jarrett began political career on MI" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
