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- 1 2 Pazniokas, Mark. "Patricia Billie Miller breaks ground taking Senate seat". ctmirror.org. the CT Mirror. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ Ballotpedia. "Patricia Miller (Connecticut)". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ Dixon, Ken. "Veteran Stamford senator will take job with Lamont administration". Ctpost. Ctpost. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ Pazniokas, Mark. "Rep. Patricia Billie Miller wins vacant Senate seat". ctmirror.org. the CT Mirror. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ↑ Keating, Christopher (April 30, 2022). "Connecticut Senate passes abortion bill after emotional debate; Gov. Lamont pledges signature". Hartford Courant . Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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