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- ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (October 4, 2017). "Matias jumps into Third District congressional race". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ García, Marcela (September 5, 2018). "Despite fund-raising gap, Juana Matias overperforms in Third District". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ↑ Eddings, Keith (March 7, 2019). "Matias named COO at MassINC". Eagle-Tribune.
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