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- ↑ "Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Historical List" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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- ↑ "Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Historical List" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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