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- 1 2 Senator Kendra Anderson. State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Accessed 6/13/2021.
- ↑ Kendra Anderson to Challenge Lynch Prata for RI Senate District 31 Seat. October 05, 2019. GoLocalProv.
- ↑ Kendra Anderson. ballotpedia.
- ↑ "New endorsements + Update from the road in NH!". Archive of Political Emails. July 5, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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