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- ↑ Reinhard, Katherine (November 10, 2022). "For three open seats in Legislature, Lehigh Valley picks two Democrats, one Republican". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
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- 1 2 Tercha, Sharon (January 6, 2023). "Penn State grad Nick Miller sworn in as youngest Pa. senator in 123 years". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ Ulrich, Steve (February 10, 2022). "What's Next for John Yudichak and NEPA?". PoliticsPA.
- ↑ Ulrich, Steve (September 16, 2022). "Five PA Senate Races Dems Are Watching". PoliticsPA.
- ↑ Orenstein, Robert H. (May 27, 2022). "Democrat Miller claims victory in close Lehigh Valley Senate race; Zrinski not ready to concede". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
- ↑ Mueller, Sarah (November 9, 2022). "Nick Miller outlasts Dean Browning for Lehigh Valley's new state Senate seat". Lehigh Valley News .
- ↑ Murphy, Jan (January 4, 2023). "Meet the 2023-24 Pa. General Assembly: Diversity, historic firsts and a doc in the House". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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