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- ↑ "Jody Steverson". Mississippi House of Representatives. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Geoff Pender (November 5, 2015). "Quick flip: Steverson switch to GOP gives supermajority". Jackson Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
