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- ↑ Emily Hill, Mobile County GOP Chair Terry Lathan announces candidacy for chairmanship of Alabama Republican Party, The Birmingham News , December 15, 2014
- 1 2 3 4 Alabama Republican Party: Terry Lathan
- 1 2 Bryan Lyman, Terry Lathan elected Alabama GOP chair, Montgomery Advertiser , February 21, 2015
- ↑ Erin Edgemon, Terry Lathan of Mobile County elected chairwoman of Alabama Republican Party, The Birmingham News, February 21, 2015