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- ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
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- ↑ "Election Results". Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpain, PA Patch. May 18, 2011.
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- ↑ "Melissa Murphy-Weber Sworn In As Whitpain Supervisor". Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpain, PA Patch. January 5, 2012.