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- ↑ Graham, Andrew (5 February 2024). "Rusty Hicks is bringing statewide firepower to the race to be the North Coast's Assembly member. What that means depends on who you ask". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ www.pressdemocrat.com https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/rusty-hicks-concedes-santa-rosas-chris-rogers-heads-to-an-easy-general-el/ . Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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- ↑ "Rusty Hicks Resigns as President of LA Federation of Labor". The LA Fed. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ Maxwell, Kate (November 12, 2023). "mendovoice.com/2023/11/assemblymember-wood-announces-he-will-not-run-for-reelection".
- ↑ "Assemblymember Jim Wood Endorses Rusty Hicks in Crowded Race to Be His Successor". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ↑ "Election 2024 | Rusty Hicks role as Assembly candidate, California Dems chair incenses some delegates". Times-Standard. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks assailed as outsider in bid for North Coast Assembly seat". Los Angeles Times. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Santa Rosa's Chris Rogers Secures General Election Spot for State Assembly". KSRO. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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