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- ↑ "Newsletter July 2018". www.denverdsa.org. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
Julie [Gonzales] joined DSA shortly after her victory.
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- ↑ "DSA Elected Officials Support Teacher Power and Working People Everywhere | Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)". dsausa.org. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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