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- ↑ Nintzel, Jim (January 19, 2016). "Matt Kopec Is Your New District 9 State Representative". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ↑ Stephenson, Hank (August 31, 2018). "Hicks can stay on Tucson Unified ballot; Chew bumped in Amphi". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Office of the Governing Board / Governing Board Members". Amphitheater Public Schools. Retrieved December 6, 2019.