Nelson Merced

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  1. 1991-1992 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. 1 2 NeighborWorks Newsroom
  3. Diesenhouse, Susan: From Migrant to State House in Massachusetts, New York Times, 21 November 1988. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  4. 1 2 Finding aid for the papers of Nelson Merced at the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Boston, MA
  5. Commission on Immigration Reform: Mandate, People, Activities Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (hosted by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.)
  6. Housing Boston 2012 sponsored by the City of Boston, Massachusetts

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Nelson Merced
1989 Nelson Merced Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District
In office
1989–1993