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- ↑ "District 32 - Tom Fast". West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Tom Fast". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Regent University - Alumni Association - Tom Fast (Law '93)". www.regentalumni.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.