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- ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2002
- 1 2 "Nicholas A. Colafella (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ↑ Stac, Barbara White (1980-04-19). "4 Race for Milanovich's House Seat". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ↑ "Colafella in Race". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 1978-02-17.
- ↑ "The Commission - Nicholas A. Collafella". Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.