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- ↑ "Matsikoudis wins GOP Assembly nod in 21st district". Newjerseyglobe.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Bramnick, Matsikoudis, Muñoz win in the 21st district". Newjerseyglobe.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ↑ DiFilippo, Dana. "A record-setting election for Republican women in N.J.", New Jersey Monitor, November 8, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Indeed, it was a record-setting year for Republican women, with voters last week electing as many as seven female GOP newcomers to the Assembly — the most ever, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University (the Associated Press has still not called some of the races). The previous record was four in 2007, said Debbie Walsh, the center’s director.... Seven other incumbent Republican women held onto seats in the Legislature, as well."
- ↑ Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Legislative Roster for District 21, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.