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- ↑ "List of Representatives in the Vermont House of Representatives from the state legislators database -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science". Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Representative Robert Helm". Vermont General Assembly. Vermont General Assembly. 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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