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- ↑ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Scott E. Hutchinson". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - SCOTT E. HUTCHINSON Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ "2012 General Election - Senator in the General Assembly". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
