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- ↑ Flatley, Jake (August 27, 2019). "Marshall, Sodexo cut ties with longtime hot dog vendor Stewarts". West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ↑ Zuckerman, Jake (February 8, 2019). "GOP delegate compares gay community to Ku Klux Klan". Charleston Gazette-Mail . Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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