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- ↑ Watson, Tres (2024-01-26). "Get to know the YDK! Board: City and County Leaders". You Decide KY. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ↑ Compton, Jay (2025-01-06). "Madon resigns as mayor of Pineville". Middlesboro News. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ Wilcox, Chandler (2024-10-25). "Senate Republican Campaign Caucus endorses Scott Madon". www.wymt.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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- ↑ "2024 KY General Election Results - State Senate District 29". The Courier-Journal. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-08.