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- ↑ "Bill Pluecker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "William Pluecker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ Acquisto, Alex (2018-12-13). "How lawmakers who don't belong to a party see their role in Maine's new Legislature". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Representative Bill Pluecker | Maine State Legislature". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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