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- ↑ http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1124999865 See where it says September 24, 1962.
- ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
- ↑ "Joel Lourie". digital.tcl.sc.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ Schechter, Maayan (January 22, 2021). "Over Bourbon, former SC Senators launch new political podcast". The State Newspaper. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
