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- ↑ Pittman, Ashton. "Democratic Women Win House Seats, Oust GOP Incumbents in Mississippi". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
- ↑ Bakken, Bob, ed. (November 15, 2019). "Jackson-McCray wins District 40 House seat". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (December 7, 2019). "Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history". Mississippi Today. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
A 58-year-old Horn Lake resident who is raising six of her eight grandchildren at her home, Jackson-McCray knows struggle better than most...
- ↑ "Hester Jackson McCray". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (December 7, 2019). "Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history". Mississippi Today. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
A 58-year-old Horn Lake resident who is raising six of her eight grandchildren at her home, Jackson-McCray knows struggle better than most...
- ↑ Published 6:00 a.m. CT Nov. 1, 2019 (November 1, 2019). "Mississippi election: Here's who is on the ballot in DeSoto County". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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