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- ↑ "Middletown state Rep. Joseph Serra sworn in for 14th term". Ctpost.com. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ Day, Cassandra (25 March 2020). "Middletown state Rep. Serra won't seek re-election after 28 years of service". The Middletown Press.
