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- ↑ Pender, Geoff (May 1, 2018). "Rep. Mark Baker announces run for attorney general in 2019". Clarion Ledger . Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ Nave, R. L. (May 1, 2018). "Rep. Mark Baker announces bid for Mississippi attorney general". Mississippi Today . Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ↑ Ramseth, Luke (August 13, 2019). "Baker endorses Taggart ahead of GOP attorney general runoff". Clarion Ledger . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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