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- ↑ "Michel Lajoie". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ↑ "Representative Michel Lajoie". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ↑ "Michel A Lajoie, Maine House 96 candidate". Lewiston Sun Journal. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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