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- ↑ curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com, Curt Yeomans (August 2018). "Barack Obama endorses Gwinnett state house district candidate Shelly Hutchinson". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ↑ "Georgia House of Representatives District 107". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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