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- ↑ Staff Reports (November 8, 2022). ""2022 South Carolina State House - District 101 Election Results"". USA Today. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Williams, Lee (March 7, 2023). "Three legislators create "Freedom Caucus of South Carolina," members say caucus with similar name not doing its job". WOLO-TV. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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