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- ↑ "Clint Penzo - Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "2014 General Election Results". Washington County Election Results. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "Clint Penzo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Penzo wins District 88 runoff". Arkansas Online. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ Brock, Roby (2023-11-14). "State Sen. Clint Penzo to challenge U.S. Rep. Womack in GOP primary". KUAR. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ Thompson, Doug (March 18, 2016). "All tax liens resolved, House candidate says". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.