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- ↑ "Senator Dennis Parrett (D)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate . Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Dennis Parrett's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Democratic state Sen. Dennis Parrett mulling run for Kentucky agriculture commissioner". Lexington Herald-Leader. August 27, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ "State Sen. Dennis Parrett decides against run for Agriculture Commissioner in 2015". Spectrum News. September 16, 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Dennis Parrett accepts leadership role in state Senate".
- ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 15. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 18. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
