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- ↑ Scheckner, Jesse (August 13, 2024). "Democrats battle for an open north Miami-Dade House seat". The Miami Times . Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Wallace Aristide". Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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