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- 1 2 Henri Martin wins 31st District Senate seat Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Register Citizen (November 8, 2016).
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- ↑ Mary Fortier challenging incumbent Henri Martin in 31st Senate District race Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Republican-American (September 26, 2020).
- ↑ Election History: November 3, 2020 General Election, State Senator, District 31 Archived December 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
- ↑ Democrats Greg Hahn and Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller announce candidacies for state office Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Bristol Edition (April 20, 2022).
- ↑ Election History: November 8, 2022 General Election, State Senator, District 31 Archived December 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
- ↑ Daniela Altimari and Christopher Keating, House GOP threatens filibuster of Connecticut legal weed bill Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Hartford Courant (June 8, 2021).
- ↑ Susan Haigh, Cities, towns passing resolutions opposing highway tolls Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Associated Press (March 5, 2019).
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- ↑ Susan Haigh, Lawmakers agree on tax cuts though debate over how, when Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , Associated Press (April 6, 2022).
- ↑ Andrew Brown, Manager at CT State Pier recommended itself for $87M in contracts Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , CTMirror (November 20, 2022).
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