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- ↑ "John Hershey's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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- ↑ "Live results, Pa. 2018 election: John Hershey tops Elizabeth Book in 82nd House District". Public Opinion. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Representative Johnathan D. Hershey". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
