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- ↑ "Andrew Jones (Alabama)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ↑ "Andrew Jones - Alabama State Senator - District 10". Bama Politics. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ↑ Flowers, Steve (April 22, 2020). "Opinion | Alabama has some outstanding political leaders under 45".
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