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- ↑ "Melissa Litchfield". Ballotpedia . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Representative Melissa Litchfield (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2024– via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Cullen, Margie. "Brentwood Republicans face off in two competitive NH House primaries: Meet the candidates". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ↑ Bella, Timothy (2021-06-15). "A high school marked unvaccinated students at prom with a Sharpie. Parents called it Nazi Germany, Republican says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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