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- ↑ "Sam Teasley". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ↑ Gargis, Jon (28 December 2018). "Rep.-elect Williams vows to tackle school funding, wants local control on school calendar". Marietta Daily Journal . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
