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Thuy Tran is an American politician and optometrist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 45th district. Elected in November 2022,she assumed office in January 2023.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Dr. Mark Shirey, OD, Optometry | Mobile, AL". doctor.webmd.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Mark Shirey, Alabama State Representative for District 100". Bama Politics. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Smith, Dylan (2021-11-16). "Optometrist Mark Shirey launches bid for Alabama House of Representatives District 100". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Mark Shirey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
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