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- ↑ "Join California - John B. Pelletier". joincalifornia.com.
- ↑ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ Secretary Of State, California (1941). "California Blue Book".
- ↑ Samish, Arthur H.; Thomas, Bob (1971). The Secret Boss of California: The Life and High Times of Art Samish . New York: Crown Publishers.
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