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- ↑ "Representative Timmy Truett (R)". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ↑ Six, Taylor (2 October 2021). "MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR 89th DISTRICT: TIMMY TRUETT". Richmond Register. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ↑ Whitaker, Jordan (3 November 2021). "Timmy Truett wins special House election to fill vacant 89th district seat". WYMT-TV . Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ↑ "Timmy Truett". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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