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- 1 2 "Virginia House of Delegates; G. Manoli Loupassi". Virginia House of Delegates. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ↑ "History | City of Richmond, Virginia" (PDF). RVA.gov. City of Richmond. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ↑ "LIS > Bill Tracking > > 2009 session". leg1.state.va.us. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 November General Official Results". Archived from the original on April 3, 2022.