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- ↑ "Schmoozing, boozing and a quiet resignation: Mark Lovell's 100 days on Capitol Hill". Tennessean.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Rep. Mark Lovell resigns amid allegations of inappropriate sexual contact". WREG.com. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2019-01-25.