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- ↑ "Representative Ron M. Gant". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Ron Gant". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Tennessee 94th District State House Results: Ron Gant Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ Sam Stockard (November 30, 2019). "Rep. Gant pushes renaming of Cordell Hull Building for Winfield Dunn". Daily Memphian. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ Jason Hall (January 9, 2020). "Former Tennessee governor objects to building honoring him". Fox17 - Nashville. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "Dear Fellow West Tennessean". Ron Gant 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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