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- ↑ "House District 5". Lrc.ky.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ↑ Tom Berry (2011-12-22). "State Rep. Melvin Henley will not seek fifth term". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ↑ The Shield Yearbook. Murray State University. 1961. p. 165. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Another House Member Switches to Democrats". The Lexington Herald-Leader . September 15, 2007. p. B3.
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