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- ↑ "Maine Audubon Executive Director, Ted Koffman, Announces Retirement - Maine AudubonMaine Audubon" . Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=793439
- ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=814949
- ↑ "Ted Koffman". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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