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- ↑ "Senator Nancy Sullivan". The Maine Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Sullivan heads back to Senate ‘excited for the nation’ SeaCoast Online, November 5, 2008
- ↑ Mendros, Dina. "Nancy Sullivan seeks Alan Casavant's House District 137 seat". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Senator Nancy Sullivan - Political Summary - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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