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- ↑ "Sahara Hayes: LGBTQ+ community are not faceless political scapegoats". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ "Sahara Hayes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Beal-Cvetko, Bridger. "Making politics 'for you': Why Utah Rep. Sahara Hayes ran for office". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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