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- ↑ BETHANEY LEE. "Vialet announces bid for governor with Sarauw as running mate". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Janelle K. Sarauw Bio". Senator Janelle K. Sarauw. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Janelle Sarauw". Virgin Islands Daily News. October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "It's Over: Janelle Sarauw Is Sworn In As 15th Senator of 32nd Legislature". VI Consortium. July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Sarauw and campaign staffer file suit challenging Rodriquez's residency". The Virgin Islands Daily News. December 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Janelle Sarauw Wins Vacant Senate Seat". St. Thomas Source. April 9, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Queen Janelle Reigns Over Mas And Pageantry". VI Source Network. April 14, 2003.
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