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- ↑ Ulmer, Sarah (2020-06-01). "Sen. Gary Jackson resigns from the Mississippi Senate effective June 30". Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ↑ "Senator Gary Jackson Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "Gary Dale Jackson Obituary 2024". Coleman Funeral Home. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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