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- ↑ California Assembly "Large Map of Assembly District 24," (retrieved on July 29th, 2009).
- ↑ Metro Silicon Valley "The Fly: The Real Scoop on Cohn," (March 1st-7th 2006, retrieved on July 29th, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "Member of the State Assembly," (retrieved on July 29th, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "Member of the State Assembly," (retrieved on July 29th, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine "Member of the State Assembly," (retrieved on July 29th, 2009).
