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- ↑ "Bryant best choice in House District 78" . Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ "House of Delegates Committees".
