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- ↑ "Ginette (Gigi) Dennis (R)". Colorado Secretary of State. n.d. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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- ↑ "Former Sen. Gigi Dennis to serve as Alamosa County administrator". The Denver Post. April 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Colorado community in a 'weather hole' finally gets its own radar". 9news.com. March 13, 2020.
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