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- ↑ "NH House Strafford County District 04: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Representative Len Turcotte (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Len Turcotte's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- 1 2 "Len Turcotte". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- 1 2 "Speaker Packard Appoints NH House Standing Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs". InDepthNH.org. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Len Turcotte - profile overview | Citizens Count". www.citizenscount.org. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
