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- ↑ "Q&A: House District 19 Democratic candidate Janelle Anyanonu - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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- ↑ "Governor signs House Bill 7, Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act | Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham". 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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