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- ↑ Rappaport, 860-240-8671, Michelle. "Jorge Cabrera Sworn in as State Senator of 17th District". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Admin, Gregg. "About Senator Cabrera". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Jorge Cabrera".
- ↑ "Jorge Cabrera". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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