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- ↑ "Commissioners' Office". County of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Committee Listing". www.pacounties.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Senate elections, 2010
- ↑ Sholly, Chris (July 3, 2013). "Lebanon County's Jo Ellen Litz announces run for governor". Lebanon Daily News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Home". joellenlitz.net. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Mission". Swatara Watershed Association. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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- ↑ Snyder, Steve (June 18, 2013). "Litz to announce run for governor July 2". Lebanon Daily News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.